Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy. It was buried under13 to 20 ft of volcanic ash & pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Volcanic ash typically buried inhabitants who did not escape the lethal effects of the earthquake and eruption.
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