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HistoricalBackgroundofTheAncientCityofPompeiiIntheearlyafternoonhoursofAugust24,79A.D
thesummitofMountVesuviusexplodedwithoutwarning
AblackriverofashandlapilliranfromthecraterofthevolcanodownthroughthecityofPompeiileavingdeathanddestructioninitswake
ThemagnificentancientcityofPompeiiwasleftburiedunderabout20feetofearthandash
Pompeiiwasoriginallyonly500metersfromthesea,butaftertheeruptionthedistancetotheseaincreasedtotwokilometers
OscanssettledalongtheshoreoftheTyrrhenianSeaonanelevatedlavicspurthatwascreatedbyanancienteruptionofVesuviusduringthe8thcenturyB.C
ThestrategiclocationmadePompeiianobjectofgreatimportancetotheEstuscans
TheSamnitesarrivedfromthemountainsofIrpiniainthe5thcentury,puttinganendtothecontrolofCampaniabytheGreeksandEtruscans
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