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A brief guide to Pompeii, plus 8 fascinating facts about the ancient Roman city Roman art in Pompeii.  During the excavations of Pompeii, many well preserved frescos were revealed on the walls of several buildings.  Pompeii - the Roman city buried by Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D is a fascinating time capsule which gives us a valuable view of Roman life.  A fresco is a type of wall(most common) painting, painted with water-based pigments on freshly applied lime plaster. The pigment is absorbed by the damp plaster, and when dry, reacts with the air causing it to fix the pigment particles into the plaster, ensuring the art to become a permanent part of the wall. When the painting was finished, a fine layer of wax was applied over the work to give it lustre.  The paintings depicts everything from erotic scenes to religion and myth, daily life of the citizens, and gladiator fights.  Some of the Pompeii Frescos are preserved at the National Archaeological Museum, in Naples. After the eru