Joe Benning Photography

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Last Days of Pompeii

When our ship docked in Naples, we had the opportunity to visit the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.  Pompeii was instantly buried beneath 30 feet of volcanic ash and cinder when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.  People living in the city perished instantly when the volcanic ash poured down on the city. We had […]

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