Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it’s surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://bomv.commons.gc.cuny.edu/eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-of-79-ad/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vesuvius-erupts
https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-enigma-of-the-79-ad-eruption-of-vesuvius/
https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/Olmec
https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shrine_of_the_Silver_Monkey
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Photo:
By Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas (1791-1833) - Collections du château de Versailles, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64873771
