New Eruption Date Of Mount Vesuvius
By Parker Bricking
According to Pliny the Younger who was on the opposite side of the bay of
Naples during the eruption, in his letter to Tacitus written thirty years after
the eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius was on August 24 79 AD. There has recently been a charcoal
inscription uncovered that was written before the eruption found that is
dated October 17. The inscription was written as graffiti by a builder and was
quickly covered by clay as the building process progressed. When first
excavating the ruins of this building, archeologists were confused why many
features of the house were missing like the walls of the atrium or some parts
of the floor and ceiling. This is because the construction was not yet finished.
The inscription has been confirmed to be written around the time that says
by experts. Though it is controversial, there has been previous evidence that
the eruption did not take place in the summer. There have been branches
preserved by the eruption that are only present in the months of fall. There
have also been braziers, which are boxes of coal used to heat houses, found
that were preserved during use.
Why Latin? By Matthew Casanas
Latin is cool, Latin is fun
It could be for everyone.
Latin is the true root language,
Study it and it will cure your anguish.
It can even make you money
Even the stories are pretty funny
The nouns, the verbs
Read some myth, all the words
Look at all the parts of speech
Not too difficult, not out of reach.
Latin can challenge your mind,
While you learn the history of mankind.
Vergil, Homer, Ovid, Whomever you may
read,
Mythology teaches lessons to which your
mind can feed.
Understand culture, all the most
When success comes, you can boast
Obtain all this knowledge
And with a new enriched mind, continue
into college.
When they ask “how did you obtain
success?”
You will say “I took Latin, nonetheless.”