| − | '''Pompeii''' was an ancient and affluent Roman city, settled by at least the eighth century B.C, but destroyed in 79 AD by an eruption from the volcano [[Vesuvius]]. Pompeii is located in a region called Campania in western Italy, near the Bay of Naples. Campania is a fertile plain blessed with by two major rivers, and soil rich in phosphorus and potash. | + | '''Pompeii''' was an ancient and affluent Roman city, settled by at least the eighth century B.C, but destroyed in 79 AD by an eruption from the volcano [[Vesuvius]]. Pompeii is located in a region called Campania in western Italy, near the Bay of Naples. Campania is a fertile plain blessed with two major rivers, and soil rich in phosphorus and potash. |