I think one of the most amazing things is the way that things have survived the eruption and which give us a great insight to the lives of everyday Romans
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
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