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The reawakened ancient city, archaeological areas of Pompeii.

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This is Mount Vesuvius, it overlooks the Bay of Naples in Italy.

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A volcano, it suddenly erupted with tremendous force on the 24th of August, AD 79.

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The city of Pompeii, 10 kilometers to the southeast, was buried under a layer of volcanic ash in a matter of moments.

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Careful excavations have revealed how people lived and died in ancient times.

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It's just as if time had stopped.

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The city was believed to have had a population of over 10,000 people and was filled with life.

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This is a tavern.

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On the pub wall, there are paintings of people playing games.

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There were vine and olive trees in the Vesuvius foothills.

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Vegetables and crops were abundant.

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A variety of shops lined the streets.

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Located on Mediterranean trading routes, a plentiful supply of fish and agricultural produce made the people of Pompeii wealthy.

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Here a mosaic of a guard dog.

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People had courtyards in their homes.

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They enjoyed luxurious living.

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Gourmet dishes were a status symbol, extravagance was a virtue.

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Nightly feasts continued till dawn.

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All of it was buried under the ash in an instant.

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Those who failed to escape the hot gases of the volcanic cloud were suffocated and covered in volcanic ash.

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The ash set and human bodies decayed, leaving hollow shapes.

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Archaeologists poured plaster into these hollows and made plaster casts of the bodies to learn about their moment of death.

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The casts tell us of their last moments in detail.

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People trying to escape fell and died.

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A mother here was clutching her child until the last moment.

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The child is about four years old.

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Here lovers trying to protect each other.

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The people of Pompeii lost their lives in an instant.

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This world heritage continues to remind people of the frailty of human life.