Why is Pompeii so far from and so much higher than the sea?

Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano on mainland Europe. It is best known because of the eruption in A.D. 79 that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but Vesuvius has erupted more than 50 times. read more

Over the ages in the history of the Earth & sea, water levels have slowly risen & fallen & that was the reason for such changes. The proof is: many places in far off in the interior of hinterland, especially adjoining a coast, can be seen deposits of various types of shells embeded in depths of soil. These areas are quite above the present sea level. read more

The coast of Campania was a favourite playground of Rome’s well-to-do and so many of the villas were particularly grand with panoramic sea-side views. Even Nero (reign 54-68 CE) is thought to have had a villa near Pompeii and it is to be remembered that his wife Poppaea Sabina was a native of the town. read more

Pompeii is first mentioned in history in 310 bce, when, during the Second Samnite War, a Roman fleet landed at the Sarnus port of Pompeii and from there made an unsuccessful attack on the neighbouring city of Nuceria. read more