Dr. Jessica Venner

because the Emperor Titus had had an acclamation, which is sort of like a grandiose way of showing that he was in charge and isn't this wonderful.

And that kept happening.

And so the date of that is a little bit later.

So that's sort of pushing it already.

And yes, it could have been August, but that coin would have had to go into circulation and get to Pompeii within a couple of weeks.

So it's kind of like, is that realistic?

Probably not.

Could happen.

But this is the thing.

When you start looking into the evidence, you're like, yeah, no, could be.

And then, so for example, one of the things that always comes up is clothing.

People say, okay, they were wearing wool clothing.

And then on the other side, you could say, yes, it could be chilly.

But, you know, and obviously the cloud has gone over the, you know, the sun, so it's going to be chilly anyway.

But wool is fire retardant, so it's going to stop burning.

And there's the charcoal graffiti, of course.

Yes.

Yeah.

But charcoal graffiti can last has been proven.

Again, there's an argument for and against for everything.