ocr: death, in part the fact that in Pompeii we can see an ancient city caught at a certain moment at the height of its career, showing its qualities unspoiled by the overlay or the wear and tear of history to which living cities are subject. But above all, Pompeii has as special attraction for scholars interested in studying the everyday life of an ordinary town of an ancient time. Pompeii was neither the site of great events nor the home of great historical personalities (although Cicero had a villa nearby). - We find no indication that its population included any immensely wealthy patricians or ...
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