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Related: About this forumPompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian culture ministry said on Saturday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pompeiis-ruins-yield-scalded-bodies-of-rich-man-and-slave/ar-BB1bex9c?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz
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MoonchildCA
(1,344 posts)I was so looking forward to going there.
Arne
(3,608 posts)Vesuvious said better not do that.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-volcano/super-volcano-global-danger-lurks-near-pompeii-idUSBRE8720WI20120803
mfcorey1
(11,085 posts)Karadeniz
(23,730 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,728 posts)Amazingly photo-documented as NG always does.
Herculaneum was a smaller sister-city to Pompeii slightly out of the initial direct blast and thus better preserved.
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a23-d3cb-a96c-7b2fb8b50000