Ancient city buried in Mount Vesuvius' eruption Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VESUVIUS (noun)
1. a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
ERUPTION (noun)
1. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
2. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

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