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What happened to Pompeii?

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An earthquake in AD 63 did much damage, and an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 (which was described by Pliny the Younger) buried Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and Stabiae, under cinders and ashes that preserved the ruins of the city with magnificent completeness—down to the fresh colors of the wall paintings.

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