Pliny the Elder, n.All

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠eruption that buried Pompeii also killed Pliny the Elder, who had sailed toward Vesuvius to rescue friends trapped on the shore.