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In August 79 CE Vesuvius famously burst forth with volcanic matter, burying for centuries the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Or so the story always went. For the British Museum's current exhibition of the same name, Roberts (curator of Roman Art, British Museum; The Ancient Romans) tells a slightly different tale that describes early excavations when the volcanic ash was hardly cold. Roberts also questions the August date derived from Pliny's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More