Location: Casa del Poeta Tragico. The Roman town of Pompeii, including most of its inhabitants, was buried under a several metres thick layer of tephra in the afternoon of 23 November 79 AD, after the plume emitted by a massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius had collapsed. Despite massive destruction, many features - including mosaics, wall paintings and further details - have been preserved in the underground for almost two millennia. The mosaic shown in the photograph means "Beware of the dog!".

Keywords

hazard impact, historic place, mirror of the past, ruin, volcanism

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Saturday 6 September 2008 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Italy (2159 visits)