ocr: control of Campania from the Etruscans, and Pompeii became an Italic commune. When Rome rose to power, Pompeii joined it as a federated city, but in 91 B.C.i itr rebelled for greater rights. After a long siege the town was taken by the army of Sulla. Thereafter Pompeii was a Roman city, but to the end of its life it retained its character as a mixture of Italic and Greek cultures. Its structures and institutions show that Pompeii was a healthy, well-managed city, whose citizens loved it SO well that they took pains to preserve its form from century to century without drastic change. The crown ...
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