Cases with bodies of victims are on display in Macellum in Pompeii
In Macellum in Pompeii, three display cases were set up with plaster casts of the bodies of victims who died in 79 CE, as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Macellum was an ancient market located in the central part of the city, next to the forum.
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