Pompeii

[ pom-pey, -pey-ee ]

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; much of the city has been excavated.

Pompeii

/ pɒmˈpeɪiː /

noun

1. an ancient city in Italy, southeast of Naples: buried by an eruption of Vesuvius (79 ad ); excavation of the site, which is extremely well preserved, began in 1748

Pompeii

1. A city of the Roman Empire , on the Italian seacoast, that was known for the luxury and dissipated ways of its citizens. It was destroyed in the first century by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius .

Example Sentences

Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD79, is one of the best-preserved Roman sites anywhere in the world.

From BBC

An exhibition of 3,000-year-old artefacts discovered at a site dubbed "Britain's Pompeii" has proved so popular with visitors it will extend its run by a fortnight.

From BBC

“I felt like it was Mt. Vesuvius spewing out dust and we were going to be buried in ash like Pompeii,” says Victoria Cotler, Zachary’s partner, who celebrated their wedding at our camp’s wedding venue.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics have also raised concerns that Ms Boccia had access to classified information, after photos showed her accompanying the minister to Pompeii - the site of next month's meeting of G7 culture ministers.

From BBC

They had also visited Pompeii, the ancient Italian city buried under volcanic ash and pumice when Mt.

From Los Angeles Times