A minute-by-minute account of the Pompeii eruption, revealed in agonizing detail

Two new studies provide unprecedented insight into one of the ancient world’s most famous cataclysms

Lo scrittore Evan Howell così commenta le nuove ricerche sul 79 dC con una lettera su SCIENCE | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/minute-minute-account-pompeii-eruption-revealed-agonizing-detail

 

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