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Marble relief of a Roman trireme

12 August 2017

9:00 AM

12 August 2017

9:00 AM

Readers of Robert Harris’ thriller Pompeii might think they know a great deal about the devastating eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD but they will learn even more from the exhibition – Escape from Pompeii: the untold Roman rescue – currently at Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour (until 3 September & Fremantle from 22 September).

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