Pompeii, a Roman city with a population of about 20,000, was annihilated by Mount Vesuvius on August 26, 79 AD. It wasn't until 1595, when artifacts from Pompeii were excavated. Centuries of raiding and looting then followed. In the mid-nineteenth century, archaeological excavations began, revealing to the modern world the way the people lived (and died) in 79 A.D. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius was, in fact, the downfall of the ancient city, Pompeii, but people today still wonder how it all happened, and how it all began.
Pompeii was established in the 6th century, B.C. By the 1st century A.D., Pompeii was rebelling with other Italian towns against the Roman Regime. "They were all besieged and defeated. Pompeii lost its independence and become a Roman Colony. Political and social changes occurred because of this, but Pompeii still flourished and its population grew, but never the actual size of the town itself. This rise in population led to an increased number of houses, thus......
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