Reel History: August 23, 79 A.D.

Posted by Dave on August 23, 2012
Posted in: Film, History, Movies. Tagged: , , , , . 2 Comments

ON THIS DAY in 79 A.D. (the feast day of Vulcan, Roman god of fire), Italy’s Mount Vesuvius began erupting, eventually leading to the destruction of the city of Pompeii. In 1959, THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, starring Steve Reeves, and written by Sergio Leone, documented the events.

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2 comments on “Reel History: August 23, 79 A.D.”

  2. Sure thing. I haven’t seen it but I plan to–especially now that I know Sergio Leone was involved.

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