Vesuvius
engulfed Pom-
peii, Pliny the
Younger recalled,
in darkness that
was “as if the
light has gone
out of a room
that is locked
and sealed.”
September 2019 | SMITHSONIAN.COM 59
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Vesuvius
engulfed Pom-
peii, Pliny the
Younger recalled,
in darkness that
was “as if the
light has gone
out of a room
that is locked
and sealed.”
September 2019 | SMITHSONIAN.COM 59
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