Death Comes to Oplontis: Victims of Mt. Vesuvius Reveal Life in 79 AD
University of British Columbia, Buchanan Bld A103 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, CanadaNumerous urban centers in the Bay of Naples were completely destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii and Herculaneum are the most famous of these, but other areas were also affected and are less understood, even today, because of their location underneath modern development. The villa complex of Oplontis is one […]