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A History Podcast focusing on forgotten moments, people on the wrong side, and those who lost.
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius is the ultimate footnote: an event mentioned in every textbook. Yet few know the heroic exploits of Pliny the Elder to save his fellow Romans from a fiery death. We catch a glimpse of humanity and its eternal struggle with nature from two thousand years ago.
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Footnotes: A History Podcast
A History Podcast focusing on forgotten moments, people on the wrong side, and those who lost.
