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Ancient Pompeii city faces modern threats

China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-21 07:26

Ancient Pompeii city faces modern threats

Visitors view a mummy in Pompeii, the city next to Naples which is destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Reuters

Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried and preserved under a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman town of Pompeii is being steadily worn away by modern woes.

Ancient Pompeii city faces modern threats

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