Afterlife Detour 6: Surviving Vesuvius

History in the Bible by Garry Stevens

Feb 8, 202623:41Society & Culture

I always thought that the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in Roman imperial times not only destroyed the city of Pompeii, but all its inhabitants. Turns out that quite a lot of people escaped. In this detour episode join Bernie...

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