![]() ![]() Most poignant and dramatic, however, are the body casts of the volcano’s victims, frozen in their last moments: a couple in their final embrace, a man clutching a cloth to his mouth, a fleeing slave with his ankle manacle still in place, a dog struggling on its chain. Included are room-size frescoes, marble and bronze sculptures, jewellery, gold coins and everyday household items – all of which evoke the richness and culture of daily life in the Roman Empire’s favourite vacation resort. The exhibition features hundreds of exceptional objects that laid buried in Pompeii’s ruins for over 17 centuries. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart. As a result, Pompeii is today one of the most complete and intact archaeological sites in the world.Ī Day in Pompeii takes visitors back in time to experience life and death in this cosmopolitan city. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. The very debris and ash that so suddenly and violently ended life in Pompeii also encased the city in a virtual time capsule. ![]() 79, the Roman city of Pompeii was buried by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. as if a lamp had been put out in a dark room." Eyewitness account, Pliny the Younger. "A fearful black cloud was rent by forked and quivering bursts of flame. ![]() Latin Actors: Daniel Press, Rebecca Hasking, Phoebe Coulon-McIntosh and Mark AveryĪn exhibition depicting the daily life of one of the world's most extraordinary cities: Pompeii. Sound Design: Mick Gordon and Michael Tornabene Recorded by David Gaylard and Phil Hagstrom at Wild Blue Creative, Brisbane, Australia ![]()
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