"Herculaneum victim identified as Pliny’s first responder" Topic
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Tango01  | 13 May 2021 10:11 p.m. PST |
"One of 300 skeletons discovered on the ancient beach at Herculaneum in the 1980s has been identified as a senior officer in the rescue mission launched by Pliny the Elder after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Skeleton 26, an adult man around 40 years old when the volcano claimed his life, was initially identified as a soldier based on his muscular build and uniform elements, but a recent analysis of his gear indicates that he was far more than a simple soldier, a high-ranking officer certainly, likely a naval officer deployed to help evacuate the residents of Herculaneum. The skeletal remains of people seeking shelter in the boat sheds on Herculaneum's beach first emerged in 1982. They were the first human remains found in the town which was previously believed to have been successfully evacuated before the eruption buried the city in 60 feet of hardening volcanic rock. The 300 people fled to the beach in hope of being rescued by ship. They took shelter inside roofed archways that under non-apocalyptic conditions were used to store gear and nets from fishing boats…"
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 Grelber | 14 May 2021 7:56 a.m. PST |
Interesting story. Can't figure out how to work it into a scenario, but interesting none the less. Grelber |
 John the OFM | 14 May 2021 8:08 a.m. PST |
Perhaps one of the bodies is Pliny himself.
Fascinating. |
| Tango01 | 14 May 2021 2:46 p.m. PST |
This IS Plinty… as the article said…
Glad you enjoyed it….
Armand
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| John the OFM | 14 May 2021 9:22 p.m. PST |
No. The article said it was a naval officer. Not Pliny. |
| Tango01 | 15 May 2021 12:00 a.m. PST |
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| CeruLucifus | 15 May 2021 12:31 p.m. PST |
I guess the scenario would be a naval expedition trying to get as many figures off the beach as possible with a variable turn count. The DM reveals the end and everyone not a certain distance off shore is a casualty. Bonus points for each citizen rescued, minus points for each soldier or sailor lost. Maybe a better scenario for an RPG. |
| Tango01 | 15 May 2021 3:44 p.m. PST |
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| Huscarle | 16 May 2021 2:28 a.m. PST |
The article states that they believe they found Pliny a century ago, "Recently another team of researchers performed a DNA test on the skull of another skeleton, found more than a hundred years ago on a beach near Pompeii, thought to be that of Pliny the Elder. Like the skeleton in Herculaneum, it was wearing a heavily ornamented sword and was draped with golden necklaces and bracelets." |
| Tango01 | 16 May 2021 4:32 p.m. PST |
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considers the Battle of Delium, 424 B.C.
