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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| Ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy | WIKI |
| This article is about the classical Roman city. | WIKI |
| For the modern Italian city, see Pompei. | WIKI |
| Pompeii (/pxc9x92mxcbx88pexc9xaa(i)/, Latin:xc2xa0[pxc9x94mxcbx88pxc9x9bixccxafxcbx90ixcbx90]) was an ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. | WIKI |
| Largely preserved under the ash, the excavated city offered a unique snapshot of Roman life, frozen at the moment it was buried,[1] and an extraordinarily detailed insight into the everyday life of its inhabitants, although much of the evidence was lost in the early excavations. | WIKI |
| After many excavations prior to 1960 that had uncovered most of the city but left it in decay,[3] further major excavations were banned and instead they were limited to targeted, prioritised areas. | WIKI |
| In 2018, these led to new discoveries in some previously unexplored areas of the city. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Name 2 Geography 3 History 3.1 Early history 3.2 The Samnite period 3.3 The Roman period 3.3.1 AD 62xe2x80x9379 3.4 Eruption of Vesuvius 3.5 Rediscovery and excavations 3.6 Modern archaeology 3.7 Conservation 3.7.1 House of the Gladiators collapse 4 Roman city development 4.1 Buildings 4.2 Erotic art 5 Tourism 5.1 Antiquarium of Pompeii 6 In popular culture 7 Documentaries 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links | WIKI |
| [9] The city bordered the coastline, though today it is 700 metres (2,300xc2xa0ft) away. | WIKI |
| The mouth of the navigable Sarno River, adjacent to the city, was protected by lagoons and served early Greek and Phoenician sailors as a safe haven and port which was developed further by the Romans. | WIKI |
| Although best known for its Roman remains visible today, dating from AD 79, it was built upon a substantial city dating from much earlier times. | WIKI |
| Expansion of the city from an early nucleus (the old town) accelerated already from 450 BC under the Greeks after the battle of Cumae. | WIKI |
| The city began to flourish, and maritime trade started with the construction of a small port near the mouth of the river. | WIKI |
| Like the Greeks, the Etruscans did not conquer the city militarily, but simply controlled it and Pompeii enjoyed a sort of autonomy. | WIKI |
| The period between about 450xe2x80x93375 BC witnessed large areas of the city being abandoned while important sanctuaries such as the Temple of Apollo show a sudden lack of votive material remains. | WIKI |
| In the late 4th century BC, the city began to expand from its nucleus and into the open walled area. | WIKI |
| [13] Despite the political uncertainty of these events and the progressive migration of wealthy men to quieter cities in the eastern Mediterranean, Pompeii continued to flourish due to the production and trade of wine and oil with places like Provence and Spain,[23] as well as to intensive agriculture on farms around the city. | WIKI |
| Many of Sulla's veterans were given land and property in and around the city, while many of those who opposed Rome were dispossessed of their property. | WIKI |
| The main language in the city became Latin,[26] and many of Pompeii's old aristocratic families Latinized their names as a sign of assimilation. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] Many farms and villas were built nearby, outside the city and many have been excavated. | WIKI |
| The city became an important passage for goods that arrived by sea and had to be sent toward Rome or Southern Italy along the nearby Appian Way. | WIKI |
| [29] These buildings raised the status of Pompeii as a cultural centre in the region as it outshone its neighbours in the number of places for entertainment which significantly enhanced the social and economic development of the city. | WIKI |
| On that day in Pompeii, there were to be two sacrifices, as it was the anniversary of Augustus being named "Father of the Nation" and also a feast day to honour the guardian spirits of the city. | WIKI |
| In the public sector the opportunity was taken to improve buildings and the city plan e.g. | WIKI |
| It was thought until recently that some of the damage had still not been repaired at the time of the eruption, but this has been shown to be doubtful as the evidence of missing forum statues and marble wall-veneers are most likely due to robbers after the city's burial. | WIKI |
| This shows that the city was still flourishing rather than struggling to recover from the earthquake. | WIKI |
| In about 64, Nero and his wife Poppaea visited Pompeii and made gifts to the temple of Venus (the city's patron deity),[39] probably when he performed in the theatre of Naples. | WIKI |
| Soon after the burial of the city, survivors and possibly thieves came to salvage valuables, including the marble statues from the forum and other precious materials from buildings. | WIKI |
| The city was not completely buried, and tops of larger buildings would have been visible above the ash making it obvious where to dig or salvage building material. | WIKI |
| The area became known as the La Civita (the city) due to the features in the ground. | WIKI |
| His aqueduct passed through and under a large part of the city[54] and would have had to pass though many buildings and foundations, as still can be seen in many places today, but he kept quiet and nothing more came of the discovery. | WIKI |
| Due to the spectacular quality of the finds, the Spanish military engineer Roque Joaquxc3xadn de Alcubierre made excavations to find further remains at the site of Pompeii in 1748, even if the city was not identified. | WIKI |
| [57] On 20 August 1763, an inscription [...] Rei Publicae Pompeianorum [...] was found and the city was identified as Pompeii. | WIKI |
| He divided the city into the present nine areas (regiones) and blocks (insulae) and numbered the entrances of the individual houses (domus), so that each is identified by these three numbers. | WIKI |
| Under Fiorelli's successors the entire west of the city was exposed. | WIKI |
| Two-thirds of the city has been excavated, but the remnants of the city are rapidly deteriorating. | WIKI |
| The ancient city was included in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund, and again in 1998 and in 2000. | WIKI |
| Roman city development | WIKI |
| [92] While wine was exported for Pompeii's economy, the majority of the other agricultural goods were likely produced in quantities sufficient for the city's consumption. | WIKI |
| Originally built by Giuseppe Fiorelli between 1873 and 1874, the Antiquarium of Pompeii began as an exhibition venue displaying archaeological finds that represented the daily life of the Ancient city. | WIKI |
| Visitors can see archaeological discoveries from the excavations, casts of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption as well as displays documenting Pompeii's settlement history prior to becoming a thriving Roman city. | WIKI |
| The rock band Pink Floyd filmed a 1971 live concert, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, in which they performed six songs in the city's ancient Roman amphitheatre. | WIKI |
| The lyrics refer to the city and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. | WIKI |
| Pompeii, with its well-preserved buildings in an excavated area of 44 ha, is the only archaeological site in the world that provides a complete picture of an ancient Roman city. | UNESCO |
| The main forum is flanked by a number of imposing public buildings, such as the Capitolium, the Basilica and temples and within the city there are also many public bath complexes, two theatres and an amphitheatre. | UNESCO |
| At Herculaneum, where most of the ancient city lies under the modern town, additional protection is offered by development restrictions of the high-risk zone of Mount Vesuvius and wider Regional territorial plans. | UNESCO |