Cats of Pompeii star in new photographic book
A feline colony living in the ruins of the Pompeii Archaeological Park has been featured in a new book published with the site.
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The cats inhabiting the Pompeii Archaeological Park have become the subjects of a new photographic book, Euronews reported. Around 50 cats live among the ancient ruins at the site. [1]
The book is titled Cats of Pompeii and is published by Giunti Editore alongside the Pompeii Archaeological Park, according to Euronews. It features photographs donated to the park by photographer and archaeologist Silvia Vacca. [1]
The volume documents the daily lives of the animals inside the UNESCO World Heritage site, Euronews reported. The cats have previously attracted thousands of visitors and built a following on social media. [1]
Pompeii was a commercial hub in the Roman world with an estimated population of 11,000 to 20,000 people. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the city under pyroclastic flows and ash in 79 AD. [6]
In short
- Around 50 cats live among the ruins of the Pompeii Archaeological Park.
- The new book Cats of Pompeii is published by Giunti Editore in collaboration with the park.
- Photographer and archaeologist Silvia Vacca donated the images used for the book.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Social media favourites, Pompeii's cats star in new photo bookEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Social media favourites, Pompeii's cats star in new photo bookYahoo, 1h ago
- [3]Made in Social, the show debuts in Pompeii and arrives in NaplesNapolike.com, 21h ago
Background
- [4]Cat Burns on Wikipedia
- [5]Alan Carr on Wikipedia
- [6]Pompeii on Grokipedia
- [7]Abdul El Sayed faces scrutiny over past socialist ties and deleted posts FTMQ News, 5d ago
- [8]Actor Keegan Allen pistol whipped and robbed in West Hollywood FTMQ News, 6d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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