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8th century Small settlement at the site of Pompeii
6th century City walls built at Pompeii; archaeology suggests influence of Greeks, Etruscans and local Italians
5th-4th centuries Samnites dominant at Pompeii
Late 4th century Pompeii becomes allied to Rome after the Samnite Wars
Late 3rd century Substantial increase in housing at Pompeii
2nd century Significant urban development of public buildings, many in the Hellenistic fashion
91-89 Pompeii besieged by Sulla during the Social War
80 Pompeii becomes a full Roman colony; at least 2,000 Roman veterans are settled
20s Aqua Augusta aqueduct built to serve the Bay of Naples
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59 Riot in the Pompeian amphitheatre
62 Huge earthquake devastates the region
79 Eruption of Mt Vesuvius