Almost two thousand years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano. A new exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry explores part of the archaeological record only discovered 250 years ago.
Aphrodite, the ancient Greek Goddess and Mother of Cupid, is first to greet you as you enterto help tell the fateful story of Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed by a volcano almost 2,000 years ago.
"This will tell the story of the way that these people in Pompeii lived, worked, how they worshiped, how they entertained themselves and how, unfortunately, they met their untimely fate," said exhibition curator Voula Siridakis.Almost 2,000 full-body casts were recovered from the rubble. The exhibition features several replicas, including a dog cast.“It got difficult for them to breath," she said."They would cover their mouths with cloth or something.
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