Ancient Cities Wiped Out By Disasters

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The ancient Roman city located next to Mt. Vesuvius was famous for its food and architecture … until it became famous for being buried under lava and ash when Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Well, not famous exactly; the city was basically forgotten for 1,700 years. When the city was finally dug out, some of the corpses looked like carbonite Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.