Episode 56 – Return to Vesuvius!

This special episode marks a significant moment for the Doctors. Drs R. and G. return to the topic of Vesuvius and the fateful eruption in 79 CE. In light of additional research, we'll examine details of the volcanic eruption, consider the rhetoric at play in Pliny the Younger's letter 6.16 to Tacitus, as well as modern findings from recent work at the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Click to listen or download: Episode 56: Return to Vesuvius Curious about the Doctors' first foray on the topic of Vesuvius? Check out Episode 27 Artwork: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: Crop of the Pompeii area from the Tabula Peutingeriana, 1-4th century CE. Facsimile edition by Conradi Millieri, 1887/1888.