April 2022 – The destruction of Roman Pompeii in A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius buried the city in volcanic ash, was a horrific event. Plaster casts made of hollows in the dense ash, the spaces once filled by corpses, reveal the death agonies of Romans who didn’t get out in time. It’s been easy for … Continue reading WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEWs ‘Pompeii in Color: The Life of Roman Wall Painting’: Excavating History – An exhibition at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World explores the stunning frescoes of the doomed city.