A moment preserved in time...
The
remnants of ancient columns can be found near the main pathway in the
residential center of the ruins of Pompeii (at the base of Mount
Vesuvius). I never knew that columns were constructed of brick laid in
a circular pattern with a plaster/cement exterior. For some reason, I believed
they were solid stone (silly me).About 20,000 residents were killed by falling ash, pumice, rock, and intense heat when Vesuvius blew its top in 79 A.D. It's quite sobering to see the remains of a mother and child who were killed in an instant. Interesting possible fact (this means that it sounds true) is that generally there is a cloud above the volcano created by escaping hot gases.
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