The Last Ordinary Morning in Pompeii
On the morning of August 24, 79 AD, the residents of Pompeii woke to a day like any other. Bakers slid loaves into stone ovens....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 24:36-44.
On the morning of August 24, 79 AD, the residents of Pompeii woke to a day like any other. Bakers slid loaves into stone ovens. Merchants arranged figs and olives in the forum marketplace. A politician named Cuspius Pansa prepared for local elections — his campaign slogans still freshly painted on courtyard walls. Children played in the streets near the Temple of Apollo while their parents haggled over the price of wine.…
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