Archaeology Odyssey 2:5, November/December 1999
The Forum
Understanding god, translating the name “Akhenaten,” and disposing of Priam’s Treasure.
Archaeology Odyssey
Sorry
Why, now that I’m trying desperately to simplify my life, do you persist in covering all those fascinating subjects that have intrigued me over an entire (dare I say “lengthy”?) lifetime? Well, then, to heck with simplification!
Dorothy Lamb
Dover, Florida
When Did Vesuvius Blow?
In “Under the Volcano” (Past Perfect, AO 02:02), with its excerpt from Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain indicates that the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii occurred in November of the year 79 A.D. From my understanding, it was August 15.
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