The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii.
This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes photos of the ruins..
More than 1,700 years later, in 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics.
So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants.
The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii