Like a sleek new iPhone, glass became the got-to-have-it merch.
Magical Mystery Tour
Climb atop the magic base, strike a Madonna-style pose (vogue, vogue), and you will be transformed into a living sculpture.
Shatter Proof
Soon the Roman Empire and the cities along its trade routes were lousy with glass. Like a sleek, new iPhone, it became the got-to-have-it merch.
Dining on Dormouse
Wine was definitely on the menu, and the delectable dormouse was most likely too.
Pompeii: What a Blast
“…darkness came…like the black of closed and unlighted rooms. You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting…” ~ Pliny the Younger (61-113 AD) an eyewitness of the destruction of Pompeii.