Junior year, ancient Roman history. Had to write a paper on daily life in Pompeii before Vesuvius. Wrote it. Got it back. "Well-researched but dry." Ouch. So I tried something different. Took the same research and made a 3-minute video essay. Mixed Wikimedia archival photos of Pompeii ruins and frescoes with AI-generated historical scenes of the street markets, bathhouses, the forum. PixVerse handled the animation, turning static photos into moving shots. ElevenLabs for the voiceover...