A photo from my recent trip.

Pompey was decimated by the explosion of a nearby volcano in 79AD.

This poor fellow can be seen in his last moments. A very grim end for
thousands of people around the Bay of Naples.

Pompeii is a much larger than I imagined. Around a third of the city
is still to be excavated. The city is very well preserved due to the
ash from the volcano covering the city and protecting it from the
elements. It protected the city but not the citizens.