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News •

In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive • May 11, 2025, 4:33 AM ET (New York Times)
Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording • May 9, 2025, 11:48 AM ET (The Guardian)
2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruption • May 8, 2025, 3:08 AM ET (Live Science)
New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption • May 3, 2025, 10:13 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Facts

Also Known As Pompei

Did You Know?

  • Pink Floyd filmed a live concert in Pompeii's Amphitheatre for their documentary.
  • A 2014 Pompeii preservation effort cost an estimated $145 million, the same price as roughly 362 Lamborghini Aventadors.
  • According to the Volcanic Explosivity Index, Mount Vesuvius's 79 CE eruption was as explosive as that of Mount St. Helens in 1989.

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Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii
Pompeii
Pompeii
Area of Italy affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ce
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Pompeii: a main street of ancient Pompeii
Pompeii: basilica
Pompeii: Temple of Apollo
Apollo
Pompeii: Forum
Tour Pompeii ruins, House of Faun, Forum, Temple of Apollo, and Amphitheatre with Mount Vesuvius in view
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Italy
Italy
Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii
Vesuvius
volcano, Italy
Roman Forum
ancient Rome
ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia
Vairano Patenora: castle
Campania
region, Italy
Herculaneum
Herculaneum
ancient city, Italy

Key People

Giuseppe Fiorelli
Italian archaeologist

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