Harcourt School reveals the background to the 79 C.E. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum. Features include animations of the eruption, pictures, and information to explore.

This site provides a photographical treasure trove of pictures of Pompeii. Several pictures of the forum baths at Pompeii are provided as well.

Go on a scavenger hunt to find information about Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii. Find the answer to the provided questions using the links given on the site. Learn about volcanoes, Roman history, and the city of Pompeii.

An online exhibit that visits three sites devastated by the eruption of Vesuvius, telling the story of the people of Pompeii and how their untimely deaths were captured and preserved in the volcano's ash.

This World Heritage website looks at the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and wall paintings at Torre Annunziata, that were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Found here are a description, news, maps, documentation,...

Joya de Ceren was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an...

This site shows a map of the forum baths at Pompei and names the different areas in the baths.

A geo-political map of Italy showing country and region borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds,...