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The Night Pompeii Died

This second episode of a three-part series exploring the intertwined histories of Pompeii and Vesuvius investigates Europe’s most dangerous volcano, and retraces the eruption of 79 AD.
In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. (New research in 2018 suggests the eruption ...
New radiocarbon analysis of Egyptian artifacts shifts the timing of the Santorini eruption to around 1600 BCE, before Egypt’s ...
Nearly 4000 years ago, and 1500 years before Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri was ...
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The holidaymaker took the souvenirs from the Timanfaya National Park- a protected area in Lanzarote - several years ago.
A 2,000-year-old scroll from Pompeii reveals radical teachings by Stoic founder Zeno, reshaping views on ancient philosophy ...
Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many ...