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Objects found, Regio V

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Pompeii archaeologists uncover 'sorcerer's treasure trove'

Published 12 August 2019  The chest was uncovered in the House of the Garden in Region V of the archaeological park - the same area where an inscription was discovered last year, indicating that the eruption may have taken place in October 79, two months later than previously thought.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49325627

Wiki Education assignment: Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2022 and 12 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Cwolffu (article contribs).

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2024

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Add Under Documentaries: Drain the Oceans, Season 5, Episode 1: "The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead", originally aired on November 29, 2022, National Geographic Channel. Discusses the impact of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on the residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum with interviews by archaeologists and vulcanologists. Parnellej (talk) 01:59, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 02:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pomp and Celtic "pemp"

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"According to Theodor Kraus, The root of the word Pompeii would appear to be the Oscan word for the number five, pompe".

Interestingly, "five" in Breton is said "pemp" and in Welsh "pum(p)". Gwalarn (talk) 18:35, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Last Days of Pompeii

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for addition to the popular culture section...

Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote a novel, "The Last Days of Pompeii".

John Philip Sousa composed a concert suite inspired by the Bulwer-Lytton novel, with the same title. 71.128.242.202 (talk) 19:24, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing for this? —ADavidB 17:32, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]