Haunted by the Past: Pompeii’s “Curse” and the Supernatural
By Vikram Balasubramanian

In 79 AD, ash rained on Pompeii, burying the city. Pliny the Younger describes the catastrophe as white ash billowing miles into the air, hoards of country people unsure whether to leave their homes and run for the seas, and smoke casting a black shade over the sky…