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Bodies from the Ash (Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii)
Bodies from the Ash - Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii Author:James M. Deem In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. It's 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which the people of Pompeii believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, AD 79, Vesuvius began to erupt. Within 24 hours, the entire city of Pompeii -... more » and many of her citizens - had been utterly annihilated.
It was not until hundreds of years later that Pompeii saw daylight again, as archeological excavations began to unearth what had been buried under layers of volcanic rubble. Digging crews expected to find buildings and jewelry and other treasures, but they found something unexpected, too: the imprints of lost Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash.
James M. Deem introduces readers to one of the world's original disaster stories, and the startling discoveries that have been made as the people and the city of Pompeii have been slowly, painstakingly brought back to life.« less