Restored buildings in Roman town buried in AD 79 by ash flows from Mount Vesuvius, in the background, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Ruins of Pompeii, destroyed in volcanic eruption of AD 79, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Mount Vesuvius seen from the ruins of Pompeii, buried in the ash flow of the eruption of AD 79, Columbus basalt lava marble and brick, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Mount Vesuvius behind the ruins of the Roman resort of Herculaneum, destroyed in the eruption of AD 79 which covered the town in lava and mud, Herculaneum, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Casa dell'Atrio Corinzio (ouse of the Corinthian Atrium), archaeological site of Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

View of the archaeological site of Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

The Way of Abundance, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Casa del Frutteto atrium, remains of the House of the Orchard after Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption in AD 79, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Human plaster cast of a body in the forum market, dead in the 79 AD Vesuvius volcanic eruption, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe