Fresco showing port of Stabiae
A fresco showing the port of Stabiae, located near Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE. The city was completely destroyed in 79 CE, as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius. Pliny the Elder died on the spot, as he came to see the phenomenon closely and to save people.
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