Naples and the Sleeping Volcano: Living in the Shadow of Vesuvius

Naples and the Sleeping Volcano explores the incredible true history of Naples and its dangerous relationship with Mount Vesuvius, one of the world’s most famous volcanoes. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, we uncover the catastrophic Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, the death of Pliny the Elder, and later eruptions in 1631, 1906, and 1944. We also explore real human stories from Pompeii, relic processions of San Gennaro, wartime eruptions, modern evacuation fears, and why millions still choose to live beneath a mountain with a deadly past. This is beauty, danger, and survival in southern Italy.

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