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The choice of which cities they document and what they cite is definitely political. For example, what city do you think of with that description? It's probably
by AlotOfReading 2y ago
The choice of which cities they document and what they cite is definitely political. For example, what city do you think of with that description? It's probably Pompeii and not Herculaneum, let alone Cuicuilco, Vestmannaeyjar, or NA 860.
- tremon 2y agoSo, what was the political motivation of Pliny the Elder to document the Vesuvian eruption that destroyed Pompeii, as opposed to e.g. the numerous eruptions of Krakatoa?