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Here’s a riddle: A typical day in this town means going shopping, stopping by the laundry, catching a sporting event at the amphitheater, or maybe taking in a play – and that was 2,000 years ago. Can you guess where you are? Not where you might expect: You’re in ancient Pompeii, an Italian village where life came to a fiery halt when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. In Pompeii, kids can learn more about this notorious natural disaster that buried 2,000 people and left the entire town covered in ash and pumice, creating a time capsule of everyday life that has fascinated archaeologists for centuries.
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