ThemorningofAugust24,AD79,seemedlikeanyotherintheRomancityofPompeii.SonoonewaspreparedwhenthenearbyvolcanoMountVesuviussuddenlyerupted,spoutingashthatburiedthecityanditsinhabitants.Thedisasterleftthousandsdead,andPompeiiwasnomorethanamemoryforalmost1,700years.In1748,explorersrediscoveredtheportcitywithintactbuildingsandbeautifulmosaics.Thiseasy-to-readaccountisgrippingandincludesphotosoftheruins.
