<P> Pompeii was an ancient Roman town - city near modern Naples , in the Campania region of Italy , in the territory of the comune of Pompei . Pompeii , along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area , was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m ( 13 to 20 ft ) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 . </P>
<P> Pompeii was an ancient Roman town - city near modern Naples , in the Campania region of Italy , in the territory of the comune of Pompei . Pompeii , along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area , was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m ( 13 to 20 ft ) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 . </P>
when did the city of pompeii get destroyed
when did the city of pompeii get destroyed
AD 79
AD 79