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'''Pompeii''' was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] settlement in [[Campania]], situated where the River Sarno drains into the [[Bay of Naples]]. When Pompeii was founded and who by is uncertain,<ref>Beard, Mary (2008) ''Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town'', p. 34. London: Profile Books.</ref> but by the mid-6th century occupied an area of 66 hectares. In the 1st century it became a Roman colony. In A.D. 79 Pompeii and nearby [[Herculaneum]] were buried when [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupted. The settlement was preserved and has become an important [[archaeology|archaeological]] site. In [[Roman mythology]], Pompeii was founded by [[Heracles|Hercules]] and may have been where the cult dedicated to the demi-god originated.<ref>Cooley, Alison & Cooley, M. G. L (2004). ''Pompeii: a sourcebook'', pp. 6–8, 17. London: Routledge.</ref> | '''Pompeii''' was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] settlement in [[Campania]], situated where the River Sarno drains into the [[Bay of Naples]]. When Pompeii was founded and who by is uncertain,<ref>Beard, Mary (2008) ''Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town'', p. 34. London: Profile Books.</ref> but by the mid-6th century occupied an area of 66 hectares. In the 1st century it became a Roman colony. In A.D. 79 Pompeii and nearby [[Herculaneum]] were buried when [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupted. The settlement was preserved and has become an important [[archaeology|archaeological]] site. In [[Roman mythology]], Pompeii was founded by [[Heracles|Hercules]] and may have been where the cult dedicated to the demi-god originated.<ref>Cooley, Alison & Cooley, M. G. L (2004). ''Pompeii: a sourcebook'', pp. 6–8, 17. London: Routledge.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 26 September 2012
Pompeii was a Roman settlement in Campania, situated where the River Sarno drains into the Bay of Naples. When Pompeii was founded and who by is uncertain,[1] but by the mid-6th century occupied an area of 66 hectares. In the 1st century it became a Roman colony. In A.D. 79 Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The settlement was preserved and has become an important archaeological site. In Roman mythology, Pompeii was founded by Hercules and may have been where the cult dedicated to the demi-god originated.[2]