Frescoes, in the latest fashion in Pompeii wall decoration before the flourishing city was buried under volcanic ash spewed from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have been given fresh life.
An opulent house in Italy’s Pompeii, the House of Vettii, has been being formally unveiled after 20 years of restoration. The site provides tantalizing fresh insights into the everyday life of what is one of the most celebrated remnants of the ancient world.