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Show 0OOOOC3)' l; ;c:sTr.ucr;G;; c;5 pohh, a. d. 79.- ! o: . . - .. '' r' ";' ' .. . " v . b, JT?lnraeli' c,7 J. cmlanli wa" built at th mouth of the river '-S '-S - . 7ius s"no looking out on the Bay of Naples. 1 It atood at the baae tnr-i k nl mtf UT 2' between. Uerculaneum and BUbiae. Of Its early hl- , W tory but little Is known The city waa ' damajed : by an earthquake rJ?,h. on February 63 A. D. In 78 A. D. occurred the terrific ? iJP .Sn-of A TiV" wh.iclV m one day., overwhelmed in Irremediable r w ruin the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum1 and Btablae. In the course of ' W time another yillacerose at or near the spot and the memoryof Pom pell was forgotten. TFor centuries its site was unknown. The fearful con. ' -W vulsion hurled-back the.Sarnus from its ancient course, and raised the W ea beach to considerable height, so that the rediscovered city is ow a a .aiLd.a conWerable distance from the stream that X " sclent time skirted Its walls. Excavations were commenced In 1755. ' The city was destroyed, not by lava, but by shewers of tand, ashes and W cinders, forming a. light covering which found Its way-into, every nook. (s ft III.k wer6 ""eWcally sealed the town. The Immense volume of Lt.T?!Xr?'1J1ZWn,).vaxt'? th "hes that had already fallen , ?,?JPS k nM Mu,4 ComparaUvely few skeletons have been W found and practically nothing of great intrinsic value, such as gold and W silver. The mass of rubbish heaped upon the town was anoiit fifteen' J?!S' ilne b.senc of valuables seems to show that a greater pot- - .' ft the jpopulaUon escaped and returned to sek and bury their lost .' friends and recover whatever treasure they had. - ' 9 2 i.; ' ' ' II ' " , |