The Day Vesuvius Blew its Top

A cast of 32 victims who died in a boat shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is on display 18 October 2005 at the press opening for "Pompeii: Story from an Eruption" at the Field Museum, in Chicago, Illinois. The exhibit is about the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24-25 August, 79 AD and the remains found from bronze sculptures to room size frescoes and mosaics.

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