Pompeii's Graffiti Captures Every Joke, Boast and Argument of an Ancient Roman City Frozen in Time

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Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and buried a thriving Roman city, researchers are turning to the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the “Lost Pompeia.” Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, covering Pompeii with a thick layer of molten rock, ash and debris. Some residents fled, while others died, trapped by volcanic material. The ghostly ruins, frozen in time, became a scenario that archaeologists ha…