... eruption destroyed Pompeii, burying and fossilizing thousands of their citizens in less than twenty-four hours. Fifteen hundred years later, Pompeii was accidently discovered, opening up its secrets and giving us a look at its history, the ancient city, its location and its destruction; furthermore a chance to explore and discover a once flourishing town of Roman inhabitants who were all but forgotten and buried ... . He was living with his uncle, Pliny the Elder, a respected historian. On the morning before the eruption Pliny the Elder observed a strange cloud that was hovering around t...

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