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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Mount Vesuvius



Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 B.C., it covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash destroying the cities. It was not until 1713 that these cities were rediscovered. One of the villas that was recovered later is the Villa dei Papyri. The Villa dei Papyri was named after the black scrolls of carbonized papyrus that was discovered in this villa. In this villa the statue of the Girl Fastening her Peplos was one of the statues that was discovered. Most of the statue was still in place because the ash was able to preserve some of the statue.



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