Jul 4, 2025
Pompeii, c. 79 AD
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Pompeii, c. 79 AD
Remembered for having written the world’s first encyclopedia, Pliny the Elder’s curiosity got the best of him as he watched clouds of smoke
Loki is in Pompeii at the time Vesuvius exploded in 79 AD.
In this GIF* the buildings and the paved street match with Ancient Roman architecture (Pompeii was a Roman city).
More importantly, the speed and density of the cloud rolling toward Loki is distinctly characteristic of a volcano’s pyroclastic flow.
The pyroclastic flow is a fall of superheated air and dust that would burn a human to death in seconds. So much of that dust settled over Pompeii that the entire town was completely buried for almost 2,000 years.
Pyroclastic flow - Wikipedia
Maybe someone else has already pointed this out, but I figured I’d share.
Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year
*GIF is not mine—credit goes to the maker.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-skull-might-belong-pliny-elder-180974055/
The Roman statesman launched a rescue mission when Vesuvius erupted but lost his life in the process
https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-we-really-find-pliny-the-elders-skull?source=articles&via=rss
The famed historian perished in the eruption that wiped out Pompeii. One man claimed to have found his bones but was laughed at. Now scienti
On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
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