Over time, they decayed, leaving voids which archaeologists found could be used as moulds to make plaster casts of unique, and often gruesome, figures in their final moments of life. Organic remains, including wooden objects and human bodies, were entombed in the ash. It was a wealthy town, enjoying many fine public buildings and luxurious private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings and works of art which were the main attractions for the early excavators. Largely preserved under the ash, the excavated city offered a unique snapshot of Roman life, frozen at the moment it was buried, although much of the detailed evidence of the everyday life of its inhabitants was lost in the excavations. at Boscoreale, Stabiae), was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g.
Pompeii ( / p ɒ m ˈ p eɪ( i)/, Latin: ) was an ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pompeii. Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata
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