From eruption to obliteration – the sights and sounds of 48 fateful hours in Pompeii

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From eruption to obliteration – the sights and sounds of 48 fateful hours in Pompeii


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This animation, produced in 2009 for an exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, brings his harrowing words to stark and vivid life. Transporting viewers back to the morning of the eruption, the video recreates sights and sounds from that fateful day through to the following night, at which point both Pompeii and Herculaneum already lay buried deep in volcanic ash and debris.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc

https://aeon.co/videos/from-eruption-to-obliteration-the-sights-and-sounds-of-48-fateful-hours-in-pompeii

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From eruption to obliteration – the sights and sounds of 48 fateful hours in Pompeii

Interesting.  That wall of ash at 6 am the second day was what I envisioned happening first.  Thanks for posting.