Pompeii

Pompeii is an archaeological site in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Pompeii is situated nearby to the archaeological site House of T. Terentius Proculus, as well as near the ruins House of M. Lucretius.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: archeological site in Italy
Also known as: “archaeological excavations of Pompeii”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lupanar (VII.12.18) and House of the Faun.

Lupanar (VII.12.18)

Ruins

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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

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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.

House of M. Lucretius

Ruins

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House of M. Lucretius is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

Pompeii

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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

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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.