First-Hand Account of the Destruction of Pompeii // Pliny The Younger, Primary Source

Here we have Pliny the Younger's account of the heroic death of his famous uncle Pliny the Elder in the chaos of a volcanic eruption, the same that flattened Pompeii - as related to the legendary Roman historian Tacitus in one of his numerous letters.

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[Tflexxx]

Pliny the Younger also methodically, and almost scientifically, recorded for posterity his observations of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, to the point that modern volcanologists can recognize from his writings the phases of the volcano's eruption. I believe he was located across the Bay of Naples from Vesuvius.

[jamestown]

He died trying to rescue people. He deserves respect for that. Rest in peace, Pliny. Ave atque vale ...

[allanjohnson]

1:43 Not those kinds of pine trees, but umbrella pines. They aren't common outside the Mediterranean, imagine a palm-tree-like trunk with a broad, dense canopy about as wide as the tree is tall.

[xmaniac]

His uncle was a true hero commanding the navy evacuating people from Pompeii and dying on the shore.

[Gideonthestargazer]

This was very enjoyable and the various clips greatly enchanced the presentation. Hearing this account reminded of when I first studied this natural disaster a long time ago. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this video.

[qboxer]

Excellent, thank you. I adore these letters.

[gjdoc]

Wow his words do more than any TV series or movie could ever do, amazing how he could remain calm in all that terrifying madeness

[mivapusa]

Pliny the Younger: "Today was not a great day..."

[TheArmyStegui]

Well done! Read this in a couple of my Classics courses in college. Loved hearing it read.

[KowboyUSA]

For a couple generations, at least, astute observations were a family trait.

[jsoth]

All time favorite channel. Thanks for your hard work.

[BrettonFerguson]

"Send a boat to rescue me quick" How did she send him a message for help? She didn't use her cell phone. She had to have sent a messenger. Unless she had a himing pigeon trained to go to Pliny the Elder's boat, she had to have sent a human messenger. If this is the case, she could have left with the messenger, or instead of the messenger. Unless the messenger swam the whole way. I'm guessing the messenger left on a very small boat, and she needed a bigger boat for all her stuff and her family. She should have left with the messenger.

[deanbuss]

Last three sentences were epically profound
Great video ! 👍

[stevenconroy]

Great story enjoyed it very much excellent choice

[phillips]

Thank you, i always loved this story.

[giorgiamarino]

hey you put the wrong kind of pine tree in the video. He is referring to the "roman pine" or "stone pine" a pine shaped like a savannah tree

[theblackprince]

Nice one, been hoping for a video on this for sometime.

[shipwreck]

There were around 20, 000 people living in Pompeii, and 1, 500 bodies have been found. The total amount of deaths is unknown, some estimates ranging around 2, 000

[simonlavelle]

Great stuff
So glad I found this channel :)

[Chris_seh]

So Pliny the younger didn't die too cause he'd rather keep up his work