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Pompeii Is Much Larger Than Most People Realize - And Most of It Is Still Buried

Nearly one-third of the Roman city remains buried beneath volcanic ash.

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Joseph Pickett
Mar 13, 2026
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The turnstile clacks as I walk through the entrance to Pompeii.

Visitors enter Pompeii through ancient city gates each day. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

Each year, about four million people pass th…

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