Look up: pompeii

1. 
   Pompeii
   a city located in Italy near Naples; it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE; Pompeii was remarkably well preserved under volcanic ash; Pompeii was rediscovered in 1748, and further excavated in the 19th century; Pompeii remains popular as an archaeological and tourist site for those interested in classical antiquity.
   Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo
   
   
2. 
   Pompeii
   Pompeii was an ancient city in Italy at the foot of Vesuvius, 21 km south east of Naples. It was destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php
   
   
3. 
   Pompeii
   [n] - ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. 
   Pompeii
   Ancient city in Italy, near the volcano Vesuvius, 21 km/13 mi southeast of Naples. In AD 63 an earthquake destroyed much of the city, which had been a Roman port and pleasure resort; it was...
   Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/
   
   
5. 
   Pompeii
   noun ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
6. 
   Pompeii
   `Pompeii` is a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It, along with Herculaneum (its sister city), was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days on 24 August 79 AD. The volcano collapsed higher roof-lines and buried Pompeii under many meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 17...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
   
   
7. 
   Pompeii
   ancient city of Campania, Italy, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Naples, at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius. It was built on a spur formed by a ... [11 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/92
   
   
8. 
   Pompeii
   Pompeii (pompā', Ital. pōmpe'ē) , ancient city of S Italy, a port near Naples and at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. Possibly an old Oscan settlement, it was a Samnite city for centuries before it passed under Roman rule at the time of Lucius Cornelius Sulla (1st cent. B.C.). Pom...
   Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08396