Ruins of Pompeii Give Great Insight Into Everyday Life in Roman Empire

Vesuvius volcano offered snapshot of life in 79 A.D.

New archaeological digs and research at Pompei, Italy, where a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius buried Romans in ash, created a snapshot of life nearly 2,000 years ago. It revealed that the lowest class of society lived like and with animals, donkeys, in suffering silence.

My sons and I visited Naples, Pompei and the path of Vesuvius while on a Medi…