Pompeii
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A city on the Bay of Naples, destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE.
The eruption of 79 is described in detail by Pliny the Younger in a letter to the historian Tacitus.
Books
Pompeii: A Sourcebook
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The Complete Pompeii
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Gladiators at Pompeii
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The Lost World of Pompeii
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Pompeii: The Last Day
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Paperback
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Pliny
The Letters of the Younger Pliny
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Paperback, 320 pages. The standard English translation. Contributed by Agricola
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Ashen Sky: The Letters of Pliny The Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius
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Hardcover, 40 pages. This slim volume features Barry Moser engravings. Contributed by Agricola
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The port was used by Greek and Phoenician sailors.
Foundation by Oscans in the 7th or 6th century BCE.
Captured by Etruscans
Captured by Cumae
Captured by Samnites in the 5th century BCE.
Roman colony Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum.
Earthquake of February 62 CE.
Destruction in 79 CE.