Pompeii: A great city destroyed and frozen in time. Pompeii was once a thriving Roman city near the Bay of Naples—a center of culture, trade, and daily life. But in 79 AD, this entire city was erased from the planet without warning. Mount Vesuvius erupted in a catastrophic explosion, burying Pompeii under tons of ash and pumice. Thousands perished, and what remained was a city frozen in time, perfectly preserved beneath the volcanic debris. Many don’t realize that Pompeii had deep ties to Greek