In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii under ash in a matter of hours. But how did that fateful day unfold for the people who lived there? #LostTreasuresOfRome is streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic History

Chag Sameach to all those celebrating #Passover this week. ✨ Take a virtual journey through this monumental 19th-century architectural model of Solomon’s Temple. Based on biblical descriptions of the structure, this model features all important details known of the Temple. Created for the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition in the Royal Albert Hall in 1887, the model promoted the exhibition’s key goals—to revive interest in the preservation of Jewish material culture and to encourage awareness of