Vesuvius CE79: How Archaeology, Art and Fiction transformed a natural disaster into a human tragedy
Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, LondonThough Vesuvius and the Cities, Herculaneum, Stabia and above all Pompeii buried in the eruption of 79CE seem inseparable, they were first brought together by the archaeology, arts, fiction and politics of the Romantic era. Together they have irrevocably shaped our view of the volcano and its victims.