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The Night Pompeii Died

This second episode of a three-part series exploring the intertwined histories of Pompeii and Vesuvius investigates Europe’s most dangerous volcano, and retraces the eruption of 79 AD.
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How Mount Vesuvius Buried Pompeii and Everyone Inside

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns.
Earth.com

Bench is found in Pompeii where citizens sought work and political help over 2,000 years ago

Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.
Live Science

'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...
Live Science

'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Earth.com

Victims of the Pompeii volcano were not who we've been told, according to DNA study

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...
ancient-origins

Roman Man's Brain Turned to Glass by 79 AD Mount Vesuvius Eruption

A young Roman man was sleeping peacefully in his bed one night nearly 2,000 years ago, when a cloud of scorching-hot ash descended from the top of the erupting Mount Vesuvius to smother him and turn ...
GameSpot

Nintendo Just Put Out A Weird Animated Short Film With No Explanation

Nintendo has fleetingly dropped some bombshell announcements on its Nintendo Today app, but the most recent drop is a real head-scratcher. The gaming company shared a video on the app simply titled ...
IGN

Nintendo Reveals Mysterious Animated Short is Indeed a New Pikmin Tease

UPDATE: An update from Nintendo has now clarified the nature of this week's two 'Close to You' short films — and, sadly, it doesn't sound like Pikmin 5 is yet on the way. Read IGN's full coverage here ...
gematsu

Nintendo releases ‘Close to You’ animated video [Update]

The video features a blonde-haired baby chasing a sentient pacifier. Nintendo did not share any details about the video, simply posting it to its YouTube and other social network accounts without a ...
Deadline.com

Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Sedaris Among Cast In Prime Video’s Animated Series ‘Kevin’

Prime Video has set its cast for upcoming adult animated series Kevin, written and executive produced by Aubrey Plaza, who also will star, and Joe Wengert. Jason Schwartzman (Isle of Dogs), Plaza (The ...
Kotaku

The Internet Reacts To Nintendo’s Mysterious Animated Baby

The ‘Close to You’ short could be a Mario or Pikmin tease, but for now, it’s a joke machine Close to You This morning, Nintendo posted a four-minute animated video of a baby chasing their pacifier ...