The New York Times on Mar. 2, 2025 ran a story about attempting to fix the precise date of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/science/volcano-vesuvius-pompeii.html They consulted with me on the story, and I’m glad to see they represented the arguments and evidence pretty fairly. This fall I’ll be delivering a keynote address … Continue reading Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly? (NY Times, & November colloquium in Italy, Call for Papers)