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title: Pompeii Victim, the Muleteer
author: Dennis Jarvis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/954/pompeii-victim-the-muleteer/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-04-12
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# Pompeii Victim, the Muleteer
_Authored by Dennis Jarvis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/954.jpg)
## Image Caption
A cast of the 'muleteer', a victim of the eruption of Vesuvius which completely covered [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) in 79 CE. The poisonous and super-heated gas cloud which struck Pompeii following the initial ash fall-out asphyxiated and baked any remaining people in the town. This victim was discovered near a skeleton of a mule under a porticoe of the Palaestra.
## External Links
- [19th Century Plaster Casts from Pompeii Tell the Story of Tragedy](https://mymodernmet.com/pompeii-casts/)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jarvis, D. (2012, November 13). Pompeii Victim, the Muleteer. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jarvis, Dennis. "Pompeii Victim, the Muleteer." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 13, 2012. .
### MLA
Jarvis, Dennis. "Pompeii Victim, the Muleteer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Nov 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5269768156/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5269768156/) by [**Dennis Jarvis**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5269768156/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 November 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.