# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-08-08T08:46:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

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People returned to live among the ruins of Pompeii after the ancient Roman city was devastated by a volcanic eruption, new evidence suggests.
 
Archaeologists believe some survivors who could not afford to start a new life elsewhere returned to the site and may have been joined by others looking for a place to settle.
 
Pompeii was home to more than 20,000 people before Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, burying - and preserving - much of the city, before its rediscovery in the 16th century.
 
There had been previous speculation that survivors had returned to the ruins. 
 
Archaeologists at the site said in a statement on Wednesday that the theory appears to have been confirmed by new research.

The site is now a world-famous tourist attraction and offers a window into Roman life.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews's bio to read more about what they discovered. 
 
(📸 Getty)
 
#Pompeii #Archaeology #BBCNews

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