Zuchtriegel incorporates anecdotes from his own life and the reimagined lives of some of the 1,300 victims found at Pompeii since excavations began in 1748 to “speak vividly to [the reader’s ...

They hoped to determine the sex, ancestry and genetic relationships between the victims. FILE - A view of Pompeii, a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. AP ...

As red-hot volcanic rocks rained down on the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 CE, the inhabitants of one house made the fatal decision to barricade themselves inside a bedroom.