[ noun ] ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius <noun.location>
We could build a museum, something like the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation in Venice." Nowadays, when the night starts to fall, a wailing siren warns visitors that it's time to leave Pompeii.
Carlo Vizzini, whose ministry protects and preserves archaeological sites, said Thursday that "in no case" will he approve a project "that not only edges, but minimally touches" excavations at Pompeii.
Baldassare Conticello, the superintendent of the archaeological areas of Herculaneum and nearby Pompeii, said the inventory of the stolen goods was still incomplete, the Italian news agency AGI reported.
The last statue to be found in Pompeii was a bronze dug up in 1977.
Tourists to the ruins of Pompeii see an early version of the bureau of weights and measures, a place where the townsfolk could go to be sure they weren't cheated by the local tradesmen.
Democratic Rep. James Miceli says, "The Massachusetts Miracle is starting to sound like the last days of Pompeii."
But the Gods in particular seem to fall a little too easily into postures and routines inherited from Up Pompeii: a genuine re-creation of satire has moved out of reach.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 buried the city of Pompeii.