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Which Roman city was buried and preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Answer
Pompeii
Pompeii was a thriving Roman city near modern Naples that was buried under volcanic ash and pumice when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The rapid burial preserved the city so remarkably that perishable items including bread loaves remain identifiable in ovens today.
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When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, volcanic ash preserved an entire Roman city so perfectly that carbonized bread loaves remain identifiable in Pompeii ovens today.
Other options people guess
- Herculaneum
- Stabiae
- Oplontis
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- pompeii
- volcanic-eruption
- archaeology
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