Escape from Pompeii s a story about the residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum, their daily lives and the obliteration of their cities. The exhibition also reveals a previously overlooked perspective on the destruction of Pompeii and the related rescue work: attempts by the Roman Navy to evacuate residents of the area from the sea. At the same time, the navy’s central role in the creation of the Roman Empire and in securing peace and trade routes is also related

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