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  • Mount Vesuvius looms over the forum on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when the nearby volcano erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists make their way into the ruins on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists make their way into the Pompeii, Italy ruins on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists make their way past the Temple of Jupiter, at left, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • The facade of the thermal baths is seen on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A tourist group waits to make its way into the thermal baths on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A partially intact wall decoration is seen inside the thermal baths on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Sunshine flows into the thermal baths through a skylight on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Wall decorations are seen inside the thermal baths on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Wall decorations are seen inside the thermal baths on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Sunshine flows into the thermal baths through a skylight on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Sunshine flows into the thermal baths through a skylight on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists navigate ancient Roman roads on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A replica of a dancing faun statue is seen inside the "House of the Faun" on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • The ruins of a bakery is seen on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A group of tourists make their way through the forum on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists are seen in the forum on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists make their way down Via dell’Abbondanza, one of the main roads in the ruins, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists make their way down Via dell’Abbondanza, one of the main roads in the ruins, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A theater is seen on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Mount Vesuvius is seen on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A couple uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the sunlight as they make their way through the Pompeii ruins on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • The amphitheater is seen on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Mount Vesuvius looms over the forum of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when the nearby volcano erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • Tourists walk past the Temple of Jupiter on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A statue of Jupiter is seen inside ruins of the Temple of Jupiter on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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  • A remaining structure is seen among ruins on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Pompeii, Italy. The city of Pompeii was destroyed when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, AD 79. The town and its residents were buried and forgotten until the ruins were discovered and eventually excavated hundreds of years later. The ruins are one of Italy's top tourist attractions today. (Photo by James Brosher)
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