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2201 G Street NW, Washington DC 20052
A story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes of Vesuvius.
Join the The Capitol Archaeological Institute, The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and The Washington DC Society of The Archaeological Institute of America for a reception, book sale and the annual de Bragança lecture with Miami University's Professor Steven L. Tuck as he discusses his bestselling work, Escape from Pompeii, with the GW community.
The archaeological park of Pompeii is one of the most famous sites of destruction anywhere in the world. From the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE until the eighteenth century, Pompeii and its neighbor Herculaneum lay preserved under a thick layer of volcanic material. Since excavations began three hundred years ago, Pompeii has been revealing the secrets of its victims and the ordinary shape of their lives prior to the catastrophe. But did anyone survive the disaster?
By asking new questions about Pompeii and innovatively examining the evidence, Escape from Pompeii proves the survival of Pompeians and Herculaneans after the eruption. It sheds new insight into their lives, pre- and post-eruption, and provides new conclusions about the Roman world and its response to unimaginable suffering.
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