The eruption of a volcano hardly seems to be a setting for a romantic tale. But apparently director Paul W.S. Anderson thought differently. “Pompeii” which hits theaters today, stars Ki… ...

Buried by a volcanic eruption 1400 years ago, well-preserved remains of the Maya village in modern-day El Salvador have earned a provocative nickname: The Pompeii of the New World.

In 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 20 feet of ash, preserving amazing details about daily life in the Roman Empire.

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Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption ...

But Pompeii is the name that gets bums on seats, so she’s lumbered with it. The “lost” scrolls were also found several hundred years ago, but let’s not split hairs.