If you're interested in reading a first-hand account, read the letters of Pliny the Younger. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, author of the Natural History, was killed in the disaster while trying to save lives with his ship.
If you're interested in reading a first-hand account, read the letters of Pliny the Younger. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, author of the *Natural History*, was killed in the disaster while trying to save lives with his ship.
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