THE FORUM. POMPEII. In the eruption of August 29, 79 A.D., Pompeii was buried in millions of tons of ashes. The city has now been almost completely excavated, many of the houses and public buildings being in a marvellous state of preservation, even the painting being almost as fresh as the day centuries ago when the calamity occurred.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 28 April 1906, Page 4
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58THE FORUM. POMPEII. In the eruption of August 29, 79 A.D., Pompeii was buried in millions of tons of ashes. The city has now been almost completely excavated, many of the houses and public buildings being in a marvellous state of preservation, even the painting being almost as fresh as the day centuries ago when the calamity occurred. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 28 April 1906, Page 4
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