Plaster Cast of a Pompeii resident at the moment of death

Pompeii, Capri, Sorrento

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June 16th 2018
I am a little behind so tonight I will do two days in one. Friday June 15: We hit the road early and went to Pompeii. Many of you may recall that Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD. Most archeologists would say it was preserved in 79 AD. Let me explain. Mt Vesuvius erupted in the early afternoon covering the city of Pompeii with 65 feet of volcanic ash instantly killing everyone in the city and pres ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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