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A MORE DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that erupted and buried Pompeii in ash and pumice, did not distinguish between the wealthy and the poor in its victims. The director of the archaeological site Gabriel Zuchtriegel — walking around the site at night, emptied of the crowds — feels the ancient city come alive. It is as if, he says, the inhabitants only left a few minutes ago. Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii: Archaeology is the most democratic form of history | BBC