Pompeii

Summary

Pompeii is an archaeological site^[1]. Pompeii has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Pompeii is located in Pompei^[3].
• Pompeii is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Pompeii's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Pompeii's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Pompeii's Commons category is recorded as Pompeii^[7].
• Pompeii's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[8].
• Pompeii's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• 600 BC marks the founding of Pompeii^[10].
• Pompeii's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.750556, 'lon': 14.489722}^[11].
• Pompeii's significant event is recorded as siege^[12].
• Pompeii's significant event is recorded as riot^[13].
• Pompeii's significant event is recorded as 62 Pompeii earthquake^[14].
• Pompeii's significant event is recorded as eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79^[15].
• Pompeii's significant event is recorded as destruction^[16].
• Pompeii's official website is recorded as http://www.pompeiisites.org^[17].
• Pompeii's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pompeii (ancient city)^[18].
• Pompeii's Commons gallery is recorded as Scavi archeologici di Pompei^[19].
• Pompeii has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[20].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[24].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Pompeii's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Pompeii is in the country of Italy^[4]. Pompeii is located in Pompei^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pompeii covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+98.05'}^[28]. Pompeii has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5] and ancient city^[6].

History and Context

600 BC marks the founding of Pompeii^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pompeii include 203 Pompeja^[29], an asteroid^[30]; museum Pompejanum^[31], a villa^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1848^[34]; and Pompeii^[35], a film^[36], directed by Paul W. S. Anderson^[37].

Why It Matters

Pompeii has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Pompeii is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Pompeii has been cited as an influence by Muhibbe Darga^[39], an anthropologist^[40], 1921–2018^[41], of Turkey^[42], specialised in Bronze Age^[43].

Entities named for Pompeii include 203 Pompeja^[29], an asteroid^[30]; museum Pompejanum^[31], a villa^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1848^[34]; and Pompeii^[35], a film^[36], directed by Paul W. S. Anderson^[37].

FAQs

Who did Pompeii influence?

Pompeii has been cited as an influence by Muhibbe Darga^[39].