A desperate run, a lamp to find the way, a mortar raised as the only defense. Pompeii speaks again, two thousand years after Vesuvius erupted, thanks to artificial intelligence and recent finds at the Porta Stabia necropolis. For the first time, the Pompeii Archaeological Park used artificial intelligence methods to generate a digital recreation using official archaeological data. The model shows the face and movements of one of the individuals killed during the eruption of 79 AD, which destroyed the city in less than 24 hours. The excavation, which took place in the necropolis region just beyond the walls, revealed the remains of two people who attempted to flee to the coast. The younger man was presumably killed by a pyroclastic flow, while the older man died in a rain of lapilli. Archaeologists discovered a terracotta mortar, which was used to protect his head and was broken by the impact, adjacent to his corpse. This detail is reminiscent of the account of Pliny the Younger, who was a direct witness to the eruption. He also carried a lamp, ten bronze coins, and an iron ring. The digital reconstruction, created using AI software and photo editing, is an experimental project aimed at making research more accessible and entertaining. Pompeii thereby substantiates its status as a state-of-the-art laboratory, where research ethics and technological innovation are inextricably linked.