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__** Pompeii **__ The pompeii is a partcially buried roman town-city modern naplesin italian region of campania, in the territory of the comune of pompeii. The virgil the poet spent ten years writing the most famous work of latin literature, the aenied, the epic of the legendary Aeneas. Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, covering pompeii in a thick layer of ash and killing about 2,000 residents. The ash acted to preserve many buildings and works of art. Romans borrowed much of their philosophy from the Greeks. Virgil was a great poet, he spent ten years writing the most famous work of latin literature.