As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as ...
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Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient Bench Where Hopeful Clients Waited to Be Seen by an Elite Roman
The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a bench were clients and laborers would wait for the master of Villa of the Mysteries.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But ...
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The Remains Of Two Pompeii Victims Were Recently Found Within What Was Likely The Bedroom Of Their Home
Recently, the remains of two victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption that wiped out the city of Pompeii almost 2,000 years ago were unearthed. Archaeologists said their skeletons were found in what was ...
The 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 had a force of 20 kilotons, or nearly 10,000 times ...
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In London, an immersive exhibition recreating the final hours of Pompeii is about to open
A brand-new exhibition is coming to London—and you won’t want to miss it! Through an immersive journey of archaeological artefacts, projections and virtual reality, visitors are transported back 2,000 ...
Discover the rise and fall of Pompeii like never before. The immersive exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii takes you on a multisensory journey into the heart of the Roman city, brought to life through ...
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