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“Jeopardy!” might not be the best barometer of Americans’ historical knowledge, but there are two dates out of the ancient world that contestants always seem to get right: 44 B.C. (March 15, to be ...

Plaster casts of Pompeii’s victims preserve moments of human connection as the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the city in ash. There’s a family of four — including a mother holding a child ...

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When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of ...

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