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Last Days In Pompeii

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June 20th 2008
79AD-- BANG-- Mt Vesuvius erupts. Pompeii is buried in volcanic material. 2008 AD -- BANG-- The Lukes arrive to assess the situation. We weren’t sure what to expect from Pompeii, but the ruins show an amazing insight as to what life would have been like in Pompeii 2000 years ago. The city itself was home to approximately 20,000 people and was a remarkably advanced society. We were able ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more