Pompeii

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UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient Roman city archaeological site

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city in southern Italy, famously preserved in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering an unparalleled archaeological snapshot of Roman urban life.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Pompeii canonical	46
Pompei	6
Pompeii archaeological site	5
ancient city of Pompeii	2
Archaeological site of Pompeii	1
Forum of Pompeii	1
Pompeii city walls	1
archaeological area of Pompeii	1
city walls of Pompeii	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient Roman city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
approximatePopulationBeforeDestruction	11000 ⓘ
becameRomanColonyIn	80 BC ⓘ
buriedUnder	pumice ⓘ volcanic ash ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity	Venus ⓘ
destroyedBy	eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ
destructionDate	79 AD ⓘ
foundedBy	Samnites ⓘ surface form: Oscan peoples
foundedInCentury	7th century BC ⓘ
governedBy	Parco Archeologico di Pompei ⓘ
hasEarlierLanguage	Oscan language ⓘ surface form: Oscan
hasEconomyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ olive oil production ⓘ trade ⓘ wine production ⓘ
hasFeature	frescoes ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ mosaics ⓘ paved streets ⓘ public baths ⓘ sidewalks ⓘ stepping stones ⓘ theatres ⓘ
hasLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasReligion	Roman polytheism ⓘ
hasStructure	Pompeii self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forum of Pompeii House of the Faun ⓘ Lupanar of Pompeii ⓘ Stabian Baths ⓘ Temple of Apollo ⓘ Temple of Isis ⓘ Temple of Jupiter ⓘ Villa of the Mysteries ⓘ amphitheatre of Pompeii ⓘ
inscribedAsUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteIn	1997 ⓘ
laterControlledBy	Etruscans ⓘ Greeks ⓘ Samnites ⓘ
locatedIn	Campania ⓘ
locatedNear	Vesuvius ⓘ surface form: Mount Vesuvius Naples ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf of Naples ⓘ surface form: Bay of Naples
partOf	Roman Empire ⓘ
preservedBy	rapid burial in volcanic material ⓘ
rediscoveredInCentury	16th century ⓘ
RomanName	Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum ⓘ
significance	provides detailed evidence of Roman urban life ⓘ
systematicExcavationsBegan	18th century ⓘ
touristAttraction	major ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	829 ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oscan language → majorInscriptionSite → Pompeii ⓘ

Isis → worshipCenter → Pompeii ⓘ

Southern Italy → contains → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archaeological site of Pompeii

Pompeii → hasStructure → Pompeii self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Forum of Pompeii

Sorrento → near → Pompeii ⓘ

Campania → contains → Pompeii ⓘ

Campania → knownFor → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompeii archaeological site

Vesuvius → destroyed → Pompeii ⓘ

Vesuvius → nearbyTown → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompei

Portici → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Pompeii ⓘ

Poppaea Sabina → birthPlace → Pompeii ⓘ

Poppaea Sabina → associatedWithPlace → Pompeii ⓘ

Gulf of Naples → near → Pompeii ⓘ

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" → comparedWith → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: Herculaneum

National Archaeological Museum of Naples → significantCollectionFrom → Pompeii ⓘ

Metropolitan City of Naples → containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompei

Salerno → nearbySite → Pompeii ⓘ

Journey to Italy → filmingLocation → Pompeii ⓘ

The Last Days of Pompeii → settingLocation → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film) → setting → Pompeii ⓘ

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje → notableWork → Pompeii ⓘ

Sextus Pompeius → nobleFamily → Pompeii ⓘ

Sorrentine Coast → hasNearbyAttraction → Pompeii ⓘ

Circumvesuviana railway → connects → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompei

Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum → officialNameOf → Pompeii ⓘ

Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum → archaeologicalSite → Pompeii ⓘ

Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum → hasUrbanFeature → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: city walls of Pompeii

amphitheatre of Pompeii → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: Amphitheatre of Pompeii

Temple of Isis → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Isis (Pompeii)

House of the Faun → location → Pompeii ⓘ

House of the Faun → cityState → Pompeii ⓘ

Villa of the Mysteries → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

Villa of the Mysteries → locatedNear → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompeii city walls

Villa of the Mysteries → municipality → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompei

Stabian Baths → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

Stabian Baths → partOf → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient city of Pompeii

Lupanar of Pompeii → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

Lupanar of Pompeii → locatedInAncientCity → Pompeii ⓘ

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompei

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → managesSite → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompeii archaeological site

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → managesSite → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient city of Pompeii

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → hasHeadquartersAt → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pompeii archaeological site

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → regionOfCompetence → Pompeii ⓘ

this entity surface form: archaeological area of Pompeii

Don Carmody → notableWork → Pompeii ⓘ

Temple of Apollo → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Apollo (Pompeii)

Temple of Jupiter → locatedIn → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii)

The Last Day of Pompeii → setIn → Pompeii ⓘ

The Last Day of Pompeii (painting) → depictsPlace → Pompeii ⓘ

subject surface form: The Last Day of Pompeii

Aqua Augusta (Serino aqueduct) → endPoint → Pompeii ⓘ