Dr Sophie Hay
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Like a rug that needs straightening out.An incredible mosaic found during the construction of the Antakya Museum Hotel, Turkey. It’s the largest single expanse of mosaic in the world covering
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Your annual reminder that although it is claimed, today probably wasn’t the day that Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 burying the landscape in volcanic debris and covering the Roman cities
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I’ve waited 22 years but very recently I finally got to visit the Roman theatre at #Herculaneum which is still buried in the eruption material of AD 79. My excitement
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A very brief history of Pompeii in plans:Historically, the hill that covered the ancient city of #Pompeii was known as ‘La Civita’ – the settlement. Gaultier 1754https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/46570/Cratere_Maritimo_o_Parte_Del_Golfo_di_Napo
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