But as scholars, researchers, and archaeologists continued to dig, finding amazing sites to explore in Pompeii, and Pliny the Younger's letters were lost, the date of August 24, 79AD was challenged.

Pliny the Younger became a lawyer and magistrate of Rome, best remembered now for his letters describing Roman life at the time, including Vesuvius’ catastrophic eruption — featured on the ...

WHEN VESUVIUS BURIED POMPEII IN A.D. 79; The Younger Pliny's Account of the First Great Eruption. DARKNESS; RAIN OF ASHES Poisonous Vapor Which Killed the Elder Pliny -- Description of the Panic ...