The British Musuem have announced their latest big exhibition for 2013. Catogorising the events surrounding the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Ad 79 which resulted in the total destruction of two major cities which remain buried and largely intact for over 1,700 years.
“The exhibition will give visitors a taste of the daily life of the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum, from the bustling street to the family home. The domestic space is the essential context for people’s lives, and allows us to get closer to the Romans themselves. This exhibition will explore the lives of individuals in Roman society, not the classic figures of films and television, such as emperors, gladiators and legionaries, but businessmen, powerful women, freed slaves and children.” Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum.Opening 28 March – 29 September 2013
