100 Historical Things, Number 31

Did you know that when Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD, there was a nearby town called Herculaneum, many of whose residents thought they had got away with not being affected by it? It was actually on the second day that Herculaneum was destroyed, and not by lava flow but by a ( Read more... )

Mary Beard on TVI must remember to catch that. Tuesday at 9pm (unless you're in Scotland, in which case Friday at 9pm ( Read more... )

You may have already heard that you can view ancient Rome on Google Earth.

The latest news is that ancient Pompeii has now been added to Google Street View.

Yay!