Pompeii
The Lost City of Pompeii
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A painting of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79
De Agostini Picture Library, Getty Images
Shown within Italy | |
Location | Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy |
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Coordinates | 40°45′0″N 14°29′10″ECoordinates: 40°45′0″N 14°29′10″E |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 64 to 67 ha (170 acres) |
History | |
Founded | 7th–6th century BC |
Abandoned | AD 79 |
Site notes | |
Website | www |
Official name | Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv, v |
Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
Reference no. | 829 |
Region | Europe |
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