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Scientists validate Pompeii tragedy

...Vesuvius volcano eruption that destroyed Pompeii in ancient Rome. Researchers at the University...The Vesuvius eruption suddenly buried Pompeii and some other Roman cities, trapping people in their homes and workplaces. Pompeii has since become one of the most celebrated...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/29/tec_213837.shtml
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Exhibit examines lost lives at Pompeii

...excavation in Terzigno, a town on the outskirts of Pompeii. Now their belongings are in "Pompeii: Stories From an Eruption," an exhibit opening...pumice burying the city. "When you think of Pompeii, you think of the frescoes and statues. You...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/10/25/art_15403.shtml
Arts
Linda Marcia Gaskin (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.)

...Britain, Turkey, Crete, Greek Islands, and Sicily - while serving as a seasoned authoritative guide for tours of Rome and Pompeii through Kent State University and the National Education Travel Council. She presented a seminar on Ancient Roman Construction...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/05/18/obi_524408.shtml
Obituaries
Linda Marcia Gaskin (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.)

...Britain, Turkey, Crete, Greek Islands, and Sicily - while serving as a seasoned authoritative guide for tours of Rome and Pompeii through Kent State University and the National Education Travel Council. She presented a seminar on Ancient Roman Construction...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/05/17/obi_524296.shtml
Obituaries
Summer finds Augusta-area folks on the go

...days quality time with my youngest son."Dan and Kathy Scukanec and Matt and Jo Ann Bronson are visiting Italy. "Went to Pompeii," they wrote. "No eruptions while we were there, also wouldn't want to drive a vehicle in Rome!"The Coles, of Beech...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-06-22/summer-finds-augusta-area-fol
Best sellers list

...the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5), by Stephen King (Scribner/Grant) 8. Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz (Bantam) 9. Pompeii, by Robert Harris (Random House) 10. The Murder Room, by P.D. James (Knopf) 11. The Lady and the Unicorn, by Tracy...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/01/11/art_400599.shtml
Arts
Best seller list

...Paradise: A Novel, by Elmore Leonard (Morrow) 9. The Lady and the Unicorn, by Tracy Chevalier (E.P. Dutton) 10. Pompeii, by Robert Harris (Random House) 11. Emma's Secret, by Barbara Taylor Bradford (St. Martin's) 12. Angels & Demons...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/01/25/art_402208.shtml
Arts
Actress plays influential women

...In 1975, she played a bit of eye candy, a girl called Scrubba, in a campy farce about Roman revelry called Further Up Pompeii! "When I say, 'I had no idea what I was doing,' I had no idea. I didn't even know how television was made, and it...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/01/14/liv_112349.shtml
Life & style
Best sellers list

...Grisham (Doubleday) 10. The Murder Room, by P.D. James (Knopf) 11. Shepherds Abiding, by Jan Karon (Viking) 12. Pompeii, by Robert Harris (Random House) 13. Blow Fly, by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) 14. Safe Harbour, by Danielle Steel...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/01/04/art_399810.shtml
Arts
TV Lookout: highlights (and lowlights) for the week

...A.D. 79. The place: the city of Pompeii, which, in less than 24 hours, was...volcano. At the feet of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1,700 years...ancient city from its pumice grave. Now "Pompeii: The Last Day" brings to life its final...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/01/30/tel_441377.shtml
Television