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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Archaeological site of Pompeii 1
Forum of Pompeii 1
Pompei 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 (15)

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

Poppaea Sabina → birthPlace → Pompeii ⓘ
subject surface form: Herculaneum
Campania → contains → Pompeii ⓘ
Southern Italy → contains → Pompeii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeological site of Pompeii
Vesuvius → destroyed → Pompeii ⓘ
Pompeii → hasStructure → Pompeii self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Forum of Pompeii
Campania → knownFor → Pompeii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pompeii archaeological site
Gulf of Naples → near → Pompeii ⓘ
Sorrento → near → Pompeii ⓘ
Vesuvius → nearbyTown → Pompeii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pompei
Isis → worshipCenter → Pompeii ⓘ