Just stumbled upon an interesting episode in Roman Republic history: The Social War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9387_BC) https://en.wik

Just stumbled upon an interesting episode in Roman Republic history: The Social War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9387_BC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9387_BC) Pompeii and Herculaneum are identified as “having joined insurgents” (see color coded map)! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii#The_Roman_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii#The_Roman_period Fewer than 180 years before the catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii and Campania had been subjugated by Republican armies after their rebellious insurrection. Here, have a erudite post-punk music video (1986) about the eruption: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOHvP1XnRg&si=kNoAj2scal8q4ej0 https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOHvP1XnRg&si=kNoAj2scal8...