Pompeii, an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy, that was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the er

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Pompeii, an ancient Roman city near modern Naple, Italy, that was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, photographed on a cloudless, summer day.

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Location: Pompeii, Italy
Photo credit: © Maria Rosetti / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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