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A cloud-covered Mt. Vesuvius dominates the Bay of
Naples, as seen here from Sorrento |
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Ruins of the Forum in Pompeii, destroyed by an
eruption in 79 AD. |
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Most of Pompeii's 20,000 inhabitants could have fit
into their coliseum. |
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Many houses look like their owners just stepped out. |
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Old Herculeaneum, also destroyed in 79 AD, was buried
for almost 1800 years. |
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Some parts of Herculaneum are amazingly intact, like
this wall fresco in someone's dining room. |
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It looks like a modern fast food counter. Here
you could get a jug of hot water for your bath. |
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This clay pot is marked with the numerals
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