Pompeii: Top Photos

A Roman city frozen in a single catastrophic moment

House of the Vettii Fresco, Pompeii, Italy, 2023
A fresco inside the House of the Vettii, photographed in 2023, showing the vivid colors still visible after excavation. © Unknown 1st century CE Roman artist; original photograph by Johannes Eber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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