In the 1870s, archaeologists made plaster casts of those who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, pouring the plaster into the voids left by decomposed bodies. The casts can still be viewed today and have proven especially useful to scientists ... pompeii archaeology death The Horrors ...
to this day you can still see some of the bodies, clothes, and even places of business that have been preserved from the eruption. Ironically, this disastrous day for the Romans has created for the modern man an intimate look into
August AD 879 start like any other day. Julius Polybius is one of Pompeii’s wealth residents. On that morning, he was preparing to redecorate his front room. Outside, a slogan was on his wall, tells us he had political ambitions. Polybius’s daughter, Julia, is seven months pregnant. ...