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Pompeii
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
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Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.
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Mount VesuviusDepicted · Landmark
The volcano whose 79 CE eruption devastated Pompeii, Herculaneum, and surrounding villas.
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Pompeii was a Roman city in Campania near the Bay of Naples, destroyed and buried during the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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