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c. 80 BCERoman aqueduct built at Pompeii.
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80 BCESulla sacks Pompeii following a rebellion and founds the 'Colony of Venus', resettling 4-5,000 war veterans.
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c. 75 BCEThe amphitheatre of Pompeii is built.
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59 CEA riot in the arena of Pompeii between locals and citizens of Nuceria results in a ten-year ban on gladiator games in Pompeii.
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5 Feb 62 CEA violent earthquake damages Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other towns in Campania.
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64 CEEmperor Nero visits Pompeii.
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Aug 79 CE - Oct 79 CEEruption of Mt. Vesuvius in southern Italy burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash.
