Life Among the Ruins

Tall tales of Pompeii’s lost lives form part of a long history of sensationalism. 

The Death of Pliny the Elder, 79 AD, coloured engraving, c.1880 © Getty Images.
Detail from ‘The Death of Pliny the Elder’, 79 AD, coloured engraving, c.1880 © Getty Images.

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