The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 took the lives of thousands of people and destroyed two cities – Pompeii and Herculaneum. But it also buried and preserved the remains of those cities, leaving a record for scientists and… Read More
“I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past.” ~ Edward Gibbon August 24, AD 79: Volcano Eruption… Read More
