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I was born with a special gift.

The ability to mentally transform any situation into the worst case scenario in my own brain.

My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing and that's why I'm uniquely qualified to

scrutinize and analyze history's greatest disasters and find out who's to blame.

They say history repeats itself.

Not on my watch.

My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith and I am The Alarmist.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist, a comedy podcast where we talk

about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to blame. Today we'll be

covering the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Now we're very excited to cover this topic because as you I'm sure already know

we are coming upon the 1,941 year anniversary of this terrible disaster.

So here's what you need to know.

In In the year 79 a D the resort town of Pompeii in southern Italy's Campania region was a popular destination among the Roman elite. Located at the base of

Mount the Suvius and not far from the city of Naples, Pompeii had an estimated 20,000 residents.

Elegant Villas lined Pompey's paved streets.

It was a bustling site with cafes, taverns, bakeries,

and artisans shops.

The bathhouses, brothels, and open-air markets were teeming with people.

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