Mythbusting Pompeii

[besilarius]

http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2015/07/pompeii-myth-buster-2.html

Not sure if this group, which is aware of how wrong public history can be, will find a lot here.

[Centurion40]

So, an erect penis was a sign of good luck, eh?  Ah those wacky Romans....

Myth#10 –  The Erect Male Member is Not Always Apotropaic. In Pompeii, guides will tell you that phalluses point the way to brothels. Experts tell you the erect member was a symbol of good luck, used against the "evil eye". But to bust a busted myth: sometimes the phallus DID point the way to a brothel.

[GDS_Starfury]

no wonder Mirth has such bad luck.

[besilarius]

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html

Computer video of Mount Vesuvius eruption.

[Staggerwing]

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html

Computer video of Mount Vesuvius eruption.

Good, except they didn't show the lightening that is cause by all the superheated dust particles as seen in the Icelandic eruption a few years ago.

[JasonPratt]

The did show the lightning, but only in one 'scene'.

I thought it was odd that they shifted perspective for the pyroclastic cloud -- the progression of which didn't make much sense to me.