What is Pompeii famous for?

Pompeii is famous for several reasons, but the biggest attraction for tourist and scientists is the well-preserved artifacts that give insight into the life of people in ancient Rome. The preservation was due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the town in 25 meters of tephra, a mix of lava, ash and other materials produced by a volcano. read more

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is hundreds of thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. read more

Pompeii is famous for tourism because of the uniqueness of the site. Pompeii, an ancient city, was beset by tragedy when the nearby Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted and covered the city and its people in hot volcanic ash. read more