Historical background
THE CITY OF POMPEII IS A PARTIALLY BURIED TOWN-CITY NEAR MODERN NAPLES IN THE ITALIAN REGION OF CAMPANGIA. ANCIENT POMPEII WAS DESTROYED AND BURIED UNDER 4 TO 6 M OF ASH IN THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS IN 79AD. IT WAS THEN LATER DISCOVERED IN 1748 AFTER BEING LOST FOR ALMOST 1700 YEARS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS PROVIDED AN EXTRAORDINARILY INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE OF A CITY FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. TODAY, THIS UNESCO WORLD HERRITAGE SITE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF ITALY, WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,500,000 VISITORS EVERY YEAR.