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2023-08-09 08:26:49
They probably had the illusion that the worst was over. The inhabitants of the Roman city of Estabia, south of Vesuvius, wanted to return to their homes and the gardens of their villas. But they were wrong. After a brief interruption in the fall of ash and lapilli, the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 surprised and engulfed those who had returned to their daily lives. It was the dramatic end of a group of inhabitants of the ancient city of Stabia (now Castellammare di Stabia), close to Pompeii, rebuilt thanks to the latest discoveries at Villa San Marco. Located seven kilometers from Pompeii, Estabia, whose origin dates back to the 8th century BC, became… See More
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