Mount Vesuvius
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I finally got a chance to check out Pedar Foss’ latest blog-related project … here’s an intro from his very self: This begins a series of posts that will translate and comment upon Pliny the Younger’s two letters (6.16 and 6.20) about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79–the disaster that buried Pompeii, Herculaneum,…
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We’ll start with a video from the BBC and with a focus on what the people died from: … and then remind folks of a Scientific American blog on the subject (which includes another one of our fave videos): Geology Scene Investigation: Death by Volcanic Fire … and now that you’re interested (as if you…
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I’ve seen this one in various places (this particular text is via the Classicists list): New courses for university students: Discover the ancient Romans in the shadow of Vesuvius! The Herculaneum Centre www.herculaneumcentre.org is very pleased to announce the launch of a new series of university-level courses related to Vesuvian archaeology that will take place…
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Interesting item — there’s possibly hubris or a bit of Greek or Latin poetry lurking in here — from the UK version of Wired: The mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, has approved the first stages of a plan to drill into the Campi Flegrei caldera, a so-called “supervolcano” in the south of Italy. The…
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