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Definition of Pompeii
1. Noun. Ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius.
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Definition of Pompeii
1. Proper noun. A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in 79AD ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pompeii
Literary usage of Pompeii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1877)
"pompeii. the day and a reflection of tire at night, which may be observed from
Naples. Even if its state is that of perfect repose, which is not often the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"Along the high mound which now surrounds pompeii, a tramroad ha« been laid down,
... They are to be preserved in pompeii, and four bronze tables, ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1867)
"But so great has been the progress effected since in the excavation of pompeii
that the present compilation may be regarded as almost a new and independent ..."
4. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1906)
"A NEW WORK UPON pompeii. Can one ever wonder at the triteness of the ... As a
precipitate hand guide in pompeii itself, this quarto edition would have no ..."
5. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1831)
"pompeii. Vol. I. Published by the Society, for the Diffusion of Useful Kowledge.
London : C. Knight, 1831. NOT one of all the volumes hitherto sent forth by ..."
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