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Today is the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii in A.D. 79.
VA Viper ^ | 08/23/2017 | Harpygoddess

Posted on 08/24/2017 6:38:33 AM PDT by harpygoddess

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I first read Pliny the Younger's account of the eruption in the excellent "Eyewitness to History", a book that I've also given to several kids and grandkids. I highly recommend it.
1 posted on 08/24/2017 6:38:33 AM PDT by harpygoddess
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Apparently they dismissed global warming concerns.


2 posted on 08/24/2017 6:42:12 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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I remember it like it was yesterday.

Many fine online tours of Pompei and Herculaneum. Amazing stuff.


3 posted on 08/24/2017 6:48:26 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: harpygoddess

An appropriate time to pull up YouTube and watch Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” live from Pompeii. Turn It Up...


4 posted on 08/24/2017 6:53:45 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: harpygoddess

Its been said that God caused the eruption because Pompeii was a heindonistic, homosexual depraved village.


5 posted on 08/24/2017 6:54:35 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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To: harpygoddess

I was stationed in Naples, Italy from 1983 to 1986. Visited Pompei ruins many times and was always fascinated with the ruins and history of this historic event. Also got to watch the excavation of Herculaneum over these years and was amazed to see archaeologists do their work.


6 posted on 08/24/2017 6:58:16 AM PDT by ImNotLying (The Constitution is an instrument for the people to restrain the government...Patrick Henry)
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Herculaneum (Ercolono) also destroyed and there you can see the preserved skeletons of the citizens who took shelter down at the harbor warehouses. Pompeii doesn’t have that.


7 posted on 08/24/2017 6:58:33 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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"An appropriate time to pull up YouTube and watch Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” live from Pompeii. Turn It Up..."

The entire Live At Pompeii movie is awesome! I also liked the part where the different band members are working in the studio on sound effects, riffs, etc... for The Dark Side Of The Moon. Great stuff!

8 posted on 08/24/2017 7:04:59 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: harpygoddess

Ah, yes, I remember it as if it were yesterday.


9 posted on 08/24/2017 8:39:09 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: DaxtonBrown

Was there a few months ago. When you see those skeletons at Herculaneum it really hits home as to how terrible an event it must have been.


10 posted on 08/24/2017 8:42:55 AM PDT by dfwgator
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There’s a new DVD coming out with David Gilmour playing at Pompeii.


11 posted on 08/24/2017 8:43:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Excellent, I appreciate the tip!


12 posted on 08/24/2017 8:47:59 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: Williams

What a fascinating video. I was raised at the base of Mt. Shasta and almost bought a farm at the base of Mt. St. Helen. Went fishing in the caldera of Medicine Lake and honeymooned in Yellowstone. I’ve always feared that my luck would run out. So now I live in the Midwest.


13 posted on 08/24/2017 12:13:17 PM PDT by Battle Axe (Repent, for the Lord is coming.)
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Note: this topic is from 8/24/2017. Thanks harpygoddess. I do wonder of course if the calendar corrections have been taken into account.
Yes, I'm back. I had been under a de facto ban -- unable to post, reply to email, or edit my profile. I won't be as active with ping lists as I was in times past.
14 posted on 09/25/2017 10:19:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: harpygoddess

An excellent book indeed.

And as a recommended sidekick, a book entitled “The Last Time When” by George Gipe.


15 posted on 09/25/2017 10:37:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: dfwgator

“Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”


16 posted on 09/25/2017 10:38:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Pompeii: Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought
BBC | October 16, 2018 | unattributed
Posted on 10/17/2018 3:27:06 AM by SunkenCiv
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3697309/posts


17 posted on 10/17/2018 12:36:54 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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Note: this topic is from 8/24/2017. Thanks harpygoddess.

18 posted on 10/17/2018 12:41:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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Cool little Pompeii exhibit currently underway at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.

(Bring earplugs)


19 posted on 10/17/2018 8:55:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Cool. We’re n Simi Valley and headed there now.


20 posted on 10/17/2018 9:04:56 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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