Pompeii

At the end of the 5th century, another warlike Italic people, the Samnites, conquered the city and later greatly influenced and enlarged it.

It was only in 89 b.C., during the civil wars, that Pompeii joined the Italic populations in the movement of rebellion against Rome.

In 80 b.C. became a Roman colony, and soon it assumed Roman characteristics, aspect and language.

In 62 a.D., Pompei was struck by a disastrous earthquake but soon it rebuilded its houses, monuments and villas. In 79 a.D., the final disaster, a huge cloud of ash, lapilli and other eruptive material burst out of the volcano Vesuvio and submerged Pompeii; many of the inhabitant died either through suffocation, under the collapsed roofs, or under the ash.

The city holds an intense fascination for visitors today.

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