When the Antonine Plague overwhelmed Rome, if you had the means to flee, you did.
“Fortune favors the bold, head for Pomponianus.” As Pliny’s nephew recounted, what “he had begun in a spirit of inquiry he completed as a hero.” Tragically, Pliny did not survive. “‘ Fortes fortuna iuvat: Pomponianum pete, ’” he commanded. ” Do you know where that expression comes from? From Pliny, who refused to turn back. We talked before about how “ fortune favors the bold. Assembling the fleet, Pliny rushed to the scene in utter fearlessness to rescue all those he could by boat.Īrriving, he found the shoreline blocked by debris. He planned to go investigate until a messenger came with urgent news from a friend trapped at the foot of the mountain. But Pliny the Elder, an admiral and amateur scientist, was immediately curious. Those who were far away could see only the plumes of smoke and ash. As Mount Vesuvius erupted, those who could run away did.
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