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22 days ago
The man was carrying a medical kit with him as he fled Vesuvius' deadly eruption. This indicates he was a physician who may have been attempting to treat others injured in the disaster.
43 days ago
Pompeii archaeologists use AI to generate image of Roman fleeing Vesuvius eruption 'with terracotta pot on his head' ⊖
The AI generated image depicts a man sprinting for his life while clutching a terracotta pot on his head as lava smothered on the the city.
78 days ago
‘Was that an earthquake?’ Italy’s great psycho-geographer tackles the Vesuvius-haunted Naples tourists seldom see ⊕⊕
His films about Rome’s ringroad and the islanders and refugees of Lampedusa have won awards. Now Gianfranco Rosi is completing his trilogy, capturing a Naples ‘that is not immediately there’
A uniform…
9 months ago
Below the Clouds review – a ghostly yet luminous cinematic mosaic of Naples crowns a superb trio ○
Venice film festival
There is a real end-of-days quality to Gianfranco Rosi’s utterly distinctive documentary of war, violence, cynicism and the climate crisis in an uneasy city
Gianfranco Rosi has mad…
Visible from space: Vesuvius fire has three fronts still active, firefighters continue battle ○
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Satellite photos show the column of smoke rising from the Vesuvius National Park all the way over the Bay of Naples. Three firefronts remain active. Canadairs, helicopters and dozens of volunteer tea…
10 months ago
People reoccupied Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption, archaeologists find ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Site director says ‘a kind of camp, a favela’ was founded in the ruins of city destroyed in AD79
Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii after the AD79 erup…
‘A delightful slice of unhurried life’: readers’ favourite European islands ○
Lesser-known isles, from a quieter alternative to Capri, to a gem in the heart of Helsinki and the smallest of Ireland’s Aran Islands
• Tell us about your favourite coastal break in northern Europe – …
15 months ago
Man's brain turned to glass by Vesuvius ash cloud 2,000 years ago ○
The pea-sized brain was found in the skull of a 20-year-old man killed in the volcanic eruption.
16 months ago
AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition
Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in t…
Pompeii's dark omen: Ancient footprints show people had to escape an eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1,800 years BEFORE the one that buried the famous Roman city ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption took place in AD 79. But more than 2,000 years before this, the volcano suffered an even larger outburst, triggering a masse exodus from the disaster zone.