East Roman two going after stately display, victim to volcanic eruption (7)
I believe the answer is:
pompeii
'victim to volcanic eruption' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'east roman two going after stately display' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'roman two' becomes 'ii' (Roman numerals. I am not sure about the 'roman' bit.).
'going after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stately display' becomes 'pomp' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'ii'='eii'
'eii' after 'pomp' is 'POMPEII'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pompeii that I've seen before include "Roman town buried by Vesuvius" , "Ancient site" , "Roman city south-east of Naples" , "Lava-buried Roman city" , "Old Italian city" .)