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Records of Pompeii's survivors have been found

The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.

In popular culture, the eruption is usually depicted as an apocalyptic event with no survivors: In episodes of the TV series “ Doctor Who ” and “ Loki,” everyone in Pompeii and Herculaneum dies. Before it was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, they had given lavishly to help fund various institutions, including a new temple of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The emperors in Rome invested heavily in the region, rebuilding properties damaged by the eruption and building new infrastructure for displaced populations, including roads, water systems, amphitheaters and temples.

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