Pompeii

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The Lost City of Pompeii

\The Lost City of Pompeii 

A painting of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79   

De Agostini Picture Library, Getty Images

Shown within Italy
LocationPompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Coordinates40°45′0″N 14°29′10″ECoordinates: 40°45′0″N 14°29′10″E
TypeSettlement
Area64 to 67 ha (170 acres)
History
Founded7th–6th century BC
AbandonedAD 79
Site notes
Websitewww.pompeiisites.org

Official nameArchaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, v
Designated1997 (21st session)
Reference no.829
RegionEurope

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