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First word deciphered from the charred papyri of Herculaneum – time

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

2023-10-16 07:07:14

Presumably on October 24, 79 AD, a massive eruption shook the volcano Vesuvius and the surrounding area. Within just a few days, the flourishing cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were covered by a 20-meter-high layer of lava, and thousands of people died in the inferno.

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