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Roman city frozen in volcanic ash since 79 AD

Originally set into the floor of the triclinium - dining room - of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, this skeleton holding two askoi (wine jugs) was a reminder to the diners of 'carpe diem', to 'seize
Originally set into the floor of the triclinium - dining room - of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, this skeleton holding two askoi (wine jugs) was a reminder to the diners of 'carpe diem', to… © Chappsnet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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