+Pompeii was an ancient [Roman city](/wiki/roman_city) near modern Naples, famously engulfed by the 79 AD eruption of [Mount Vesuvius](/wiki/mount_vesuvius). Frozen in ash, its remarkably preserved ruins offer a vivid, silent testament to daily life in the Roman world.
+## See also
+- [Herculaneum](/wiki/herculaneum)
+- [Volcano](/wiki/volcano)
+- [Ancient Rome](/wiki/ancient_rome)