an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; much of the city has been excavated.
Passing out from the Forum under the arch at the northeast corner, we enter the broadest street in Pompeii.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
The lava, which came originally from Vesuvius, was quarried 36 at Pompeii.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
But from the soil which has grown over the barren pumice that covers Pompeii, I was enabled to make a curious observation.
Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos|William Hamilton
This sign is found on many houses at Pompeii, and was throughout Europe the common indication of a money-changers office.
Old Country Inns of England|Henry P. Maskell
With the museums of Naples before us, we can reconstruct all the triclinia of Pompeii at a glance.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier
British Dictionary definitions for Pompeii
Pompeii
/ (pɒmˈpeɪiː) /
noun
an ancient city in Italy, southeast of Naples: buried by an eruption of Vesuvius (79 ad); excavation of the site, which is extremely well preserved, began in 1748
A city of the Roman Empire, on the Italian seacoast, that was known for the luxury and dissipated ways of its citizens. It was destroyed in the first century by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius.