Pompeii

"The chariots coming!" Note the well worn grooves done by chariot wheels in the pavement stones. The stones the kids are standing on are crossing stones so that pedestrians would not get their feet wet when the rains would deluge the streets.

This gives some idea how much ash covered the city. As you can see, the kids are standing at an intersection which has been temporarily walled up until they excavate more of the city.

This was a vendors stall on a busy street who sold olive oil, olives, etc from the pots in his counter. Note the fresco on the wall.

The streets had wells which gave the name to the street. This would be Taurus Road.

Sad to see the reality of the wrath that Mount Vesuvius rained down on the city. When the diggers would find an empty space they would pour plaster into the hole to make these casts of people.

Mount Vesuvius in the background.