Ancient Pompeii city faces modern threats
China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-21 07:26
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.
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