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A View On Plato’s Last Evening

The obituary of Plato (born Aristocles; BC 427 – BC 348) was buried beneath layers of volcanic ashes following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79! Researchers recently uncovered […]

Falling Victim To The ‘Pompeii Curse’…

The Oscan-speaking people used to live in the city of Pompeii near Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy’s Campania region around 2,000 years ago. The bustling city suddenly changed one day, […]