Pliny's Report

Camera zoom in to shoulder of Roman on swaying ship with flapping sail he turns slightly watching volcano erupt in flames and ash clouds people running across the beach towards camera as city burns behind them and flaming rocks fall from the sky ocean churns with waves pillars of smoke rise into the ...

Looking over the shoulder of Roman centurion on prow of galley looking on shore at ancient Roman buildings in foreground romans in togas kilts or armor running through streets covering their heads with their arms as ash rains down in streaks obscuring the scene already piled up in drifts along the roads ...