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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 17, 2025, 10:10:23 AM

Title: 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 17, 2025, 10:10:23 AM

It always feels odd that we have this level of preservation through what was a tragedy. Pompeii is one of those places that I have planned to visit a couple of times but life got in the way 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do

Title: Re: 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii
Post by: Steve H on January 17, 2025, 10:16:33 AM

'The Last Days of Pompeii' by Edward Bulwer--Lytton is an excellent Victorian novel about the disaster that I read a few years ago, and recommend.

Title: Re: 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii
Post by: Roses on January 17, 2025, 02:15:22 PM

It was featured on the lunchtime news, it is incredible that so much has survived.