Pompeii
Pompeii is an archaeological site in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Pompeii is situated nearby to the archaeological site House of Titus Terentius Proculus, as well as near the ruins House of M. Lucretius.Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archeological site in Italy
- Also known as: “archaeological excavations of Pompeii”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lupanar and House of the Faun.
Lupanar
Ruins
Photo: Fer.filol, Public domain.
The Lupanar is the ruined building of an ancient Roman brothel in the city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls, and is also known as the Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel" in the Roman colony.
House of the Faun
Photo: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. House of the Faun is situated 210 metres west of Pompeii.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.
Pompeii
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pompei
Town
Photo: Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.
Pompeii
Latitude
40.75092° or 40° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
14.4869° or 14° 29′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8FGPQF2P+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 26707240OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q18222399
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Pompeii” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Excavacions arqueològiques de Pompeia”
- Czech: “Pompeje”
- Danish: “Pompeji”
- Dutch: “archeologische opgravingen van Pompeii”
- Dutch: “Pompei”
- French: “fouilles archéologiques de Pompéi”
- French: “Pompéi”
- French: “site et musée des fouilles archéologiques de Pompéi”
- German: “archäologische Ausgrabungen in Pompeii”
- German: “Pompeji”
- Italian: “area archeologica di Pompei”
- Italian: “Pompei scavi”
- Italian: “scavi archeologici di Pompei”
- Italian: “Scavi archeologici di Pompei”
- Italian: “scavi di Pompei”
- Spanish: “excavación arqueológica en Pompeya”
- Spanish: “Pompeya”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House of Titus Terentius Proculus and House of Titus Terentius Neo.
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