Researchers believe that the town was founded in the seventh or sixth century BC by the Osci or Oscans and was captured by the Romans in 80 BC.
The eruption was cataclysmic for the town. Evidence for the destruction originally came from a surviving letter by Pliny the Younger, who saw the eruption from a distance and described the death of his uncle Pliny the Elder, an admiral of the Roman fleet,
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Country:USA,Germany,Canada
Language:English
Release Date:21 February 2014 (USA)
Also Known As:Pompeii
Country:USA,Germany,Canada
Language:English
Release Date:21 February 2014 (USA)
Also Known As:Pompeii
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