Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
Mary Beard draws parallels between the modern city of Naples and ancient Pompeii.
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Mary Beard draws parallels between the modern city of Naples and ancient Pompeii.
www.bbc.co.ukForget your preconceptions about the civilised, sparkling, white cityscapes of the ancient world: Real-life Pompeii was an altogether more sordid proposition,
www.cam.ac.ukDespite the massive destruction suffered by the ancient Roman city, home to more than 20,000 people before the 79 AD eruption, some survivors are believed to have returned to live in the devastated area.
www.lemonde.frWhen Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively excavated and made ...
whc.unesco.orgFor at least some of the remaining inhabitants during the event, it was the earthquake, not the volcanic conflagration, that spelled their primary demise. A recent case in point emerged when archaeologists encountered the skeletal remains of two victims while excavating several rooms as a part of safety measures to renovate roofing and secure the sides of the excavation of what has been designated the Insula of the House of the Chaste Lovers. The remains were found lying on one end of a...
popular-archaeology.comArchaeologists believe survivors were joined by others looking for a place to settle and hoping to find valuable items left by Pompeii's earlier residents in the rubble.
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