From the journal of Ellen Lambert:

Pompeii - The Death of a Dream

The Romans quickly dominated the world as we knew it then, the powerful reach of the Roman Empire extending throughout Asia Minor, Middle East and Africa.I gave in to its siren song of influence and prosperity and moved us to the lovely city of Pompeii along the Bay of Naples in the region known as Compania.Pompeii had survived conquest by the Greeks, Etruscans and Samnites, until it became a Roman ...