Pompeii suffered a second, devastating disaster — while fighting for survival after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
We’re shook. Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests. The significant seismic stirring — which align with recovered, descriptive writings of shaking ground by Roman upper echelon Pliny the Younger … Read more