# Pompeii — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pompeii-whe-definition-discussion/742>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pompeii-whe-definition-discussion/742 "2018-03-21T07:54:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pompeii-whe-definition-discussion/742/1 "2018-03-21T07:54:26Z")

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Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavated in the 19th-20th century, its excellent state of preservation gives an invaluable insight into Roman everyday life. Pompeii is perhaps the richest archaeological site in the world for the volume of data available to scholars.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pompeii-whe-definition-discussion/742/2 "2026-07-28T17:45:56Z")

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