Vulcanalia, Mt. Vesuvius and my birthday
Folks,
It’s my birthday today – Thursday, August 23 – the day the Romans celebrated “Vulcanalia” and the day before Mt. Vesuvius erupted August 24 AD 79.
– August 23 – Vulcanalia
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Vulcanalia.html
– August 24 – Mt. Vesuvius erupted
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/italialatiumitaly/g/Vesuvius.htm?nl=1
Hope you are enjoying the final days of summer – and getting caught up on the next chapters in Thucydides (for reading group 2) and the Old Testament (for reading group 1).
Reading with you is a great gift!
Phil
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