The Tragic History of Pompeii
believe the drawings were made by children as young as five, suggesting they had attended bloody gladiator battles in the city.The scenes look rudimentary enough to have been drawn by a small child, with arms and legs that stem directly from the headThe simple etchings depict men with shields and spears fighting animals and each other.
The scenes look rudimentary enough to have been drawn by a small child, with arms and legs that stem directly from the head.One tell tale sign is the outline of a small hand, which is about the size of a five-year-old's.Experts believe children were drawing what they had witnessed in an effort to process the trauma of what they saw.
"The drawings show us the impact of this on the imagination of a young boy or girl, subject to the same developmental stages that are still found today."
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