Which ancient Roman city, famously preserved under volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

Quiz Options

• Rome
• Pompeii
• Herculaneum
• Ostia

Explanation

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 meters of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.