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  1. In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
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    ref
    S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-199

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  2. On the way to the Villa of the Mysteries, Mount Vesuvius looms over the ruins of ancient #Pompeii. A reminder of the destructive forces of nature that extinguished a thriving city. ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/2sinNyT #photography #travel #AncientBluesky #Italy

    Vesuvius looming (Pompeii, Ita...

  3. In Pompeii, ancient graffiti depicting daily life is being revealed thanks to modern technology

    cbc.ca/news/world/pompeii-graf
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    ร€ Pompeii (Pompรฉi), des graffitis anciens qui dรฉpeignent la vie quotidienne sont rรฉvรฉlรฉs par la technologie contemporaine

    ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2

    #Pompeii #Pompรฉi #Archeology #Archรฉologie

  4. โœจRiot at the arena!โœจ

    This fresco depicts a riot at the arena in Pompeii. The fresco likely depicts the riot that broke out in 59 CE between Pompeians and the neighbouring Nucerians. When news of the riots reached Rome, the emperor Nero banned events at the arena for a decade! Today this fresco can be seen at the MAN Napoli.

    #FrescoFriday #Pompeii #History

  5. ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ถ: ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

    In de oude Romeinse stad Pompeii gebruikten vier mensen meubels om een โ€‹โ€‹slaapkamerdeur te blokkeren en zichzelf te beschermen tegen de uitbarsting van de vulkaan Vesuvius in het jaar 79 na Christus. Een van de vier was een kind.

    rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artik

    #Pompeii #ontdekking #barricade