Vesuvius Awakens: Pompeii's Final Days: History Retold

By J.B. Lancaster

August 24, 79AD 8:00 a.m. All hell is about to break loose! The citizens of Pompeii are winding down from another beautiful summer. This is the story of the final days of Pompeii, the idyllic resort town nestled on the picturesque shores of the Bay of Naples. Nearby Mount Vesuvius, after years of slumber, is about to reawaken with unimaginable consequences. The eruption is sudden but hardly unexpected. Many citizens wisely flee to safety. Others, for their own reasons, decide to remain. Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundas, a Roman official and naval commander, dispatches vessels in a valiant attempt to rescue fleeing citizens. His nephew, Gaius, later known as Pliny the Younger and a close friend of young Marcus, witnesses the incredible eruption from the safety of his villa across the bay. Marcus Magnus, describes the terrifying advance of ash and rock from the rooftop of his villa. Their neighbor's property, Villa of the Mysteries, named for the frescos that adorned one room in the house, lay in ruins. After the noise, wind and chaos of the eruption subsides, Pompeii lies quiet and unmoving, buried to its rooftops in ash and debris. A new take on the final days of Pompeii. Vesuvius has awakened! DOWNLOAD FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1521047367
• ISBN13: 9781521047361
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"