Pompeii was famously destroyed on 24 August in 79 AD - or was it? Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered an inscription they say may show that the history books have been wrong for centuries ...
For instance, charcoal graffiti doodled on the wall of a house at Pompeii reads “XVI K NOV,” which translates to October 17 in the modern calendar, suggesting the eruption occurred after this ...
About 26,000 people called the city home when the “Sicilian Pompeii” struck at the site ... according to the study. “The graffiti at the castle prison is well known to locals who walk ...