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Pompeii

Archaeologists Uncover Unfortunate Pompeii Citizen Decapitated by Huge Flying Rock as he Tried to Flee the Erupting Vesuvius

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Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered the remains of an unfortunate man who was decapitated by an enormous rock while fleeing nearby Mount Vesuvius which erupted in 79 CE, killing many Pompeii residents and famously freezing them in place. Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, found the man’s remains almost 2,000 years after he died, reports CNN. […]

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