Pompeii Timeline

Roman aqueduct built at Pompeii.

Sulla sacks Pompeii following a rebellion and founds the 'Colony of Venus', resettling 4-5,000 war veterans.

The amphitheatre of Pompeii is built.

A riot in the arena of Pompeii between locals and citizens of Nuceria results in a ten-year ban on gladiator games in Pompeii.

A violent earthquake damages Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other towns in Campania.

Emperor Nero visits Pompeii.

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in southern Italy burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash.