About Pompeii: Pompeii was a busy Roman town near Naples, Italy, until 79 AD. When Mount Vesuvius erupted, deep ash buried the whole town and sealed it in time. Almost 2,000 years later, we can still walk its streets, houses and shops. Ash from Mount Vesuvius preserved the whole town

Location: Near the Bay of Naples, in southern Italy · Country: Italy · Built: It was buried in 79 AD · Type: A whole Roman town, frozen in time · Size: Streets, houses and shops of a busy Roman city · Famous For: Being buried by an erupting volcano · Age: It lay buried for nearly 2,000 years · Seen Today: Whole streets, houses and shops survive, frozen under the ash