The remains of buildings with plaster painting in the ancient Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
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The stone streets and the remains of ancient Pompeii, Italy, which was buried under 60 feet of ash from the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. May 21, 2017
The remains of the Basilica in the ruins of ancient Pompeii, Italy. The Basilica dates back to 130-120 BC. May 21, 2017
The preserved cast of a young woman at the ruins of ancient Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
The Temple of Jupiter in Roman remains in the rectangular Forum of Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the distance. The Forum was the economic, religious, and political center of Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
Columns from the rectangular Forum of the ancient Pompeii. The Forum was the economic, religious, and political center of Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
Columns from the rectangular Forum of the ancient Pompeii. The Forum was the economic, religious, and political center of Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
The remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy. May 21, 2017
The archeological site and remains of Herculaneum sits in what looks like a bowl below the modern city of Ercolano, Italy, which was once called Resina. The medieval town of Resina was built on the lava stream left by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed the ancient city of Herculaneum. May 21, 2017
The archeological site and remains of Herculaneum. May 21, 2017
The ruin shops on the main street of Decumanus Maximus in the ancient Herculaneum, which was hit by boiling mud when it flowed down the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. May 21, 2017
The portal or doorway remains to a house in the ruins of the ancient city of Herculaneum. May 21, 2017
The ruins of a large palaestra, a gymnasium-like facility at the ancient site of Herculaneum. May 21, 2017
The remains of a thermopolium, a commercial establishment where it was possible to purchase ready-to-eat hot food, at the ancient city of Herculaneum. May 21, 2017
The remains of colored mosaics at an inner courtyard at the ancient site of Herculaneum. The mosaics are said to depict Neptune and Amphitrite. May 21, 2017
The remains of colored mosaics at an inner courtyard at the ancient site of Herculaneum. The mosaics are said to depict Neptune and Amphitrite. May 21, 2017
The interior remains of the College of Augustals at the ancient site of Herculaneum. The Augustals was said to be a society of freed slaves who were making their way as Herculaneum citizens. May 21, 2017
A close-up of the remains of a painting inside the inner chamber of the College of Augustals of Hercules at the remains of ancient Herculaneum. May 21, 2017