Marcus Lucretius

Prolific writer of letters. Writing via candlelight since 70 AD.

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

@Gaius_Pansa I'm journeying as far as I can from the belching mountain. The Gods have not helped us @HEATT2016 https://t.co/DZvyNIPp8X

[Gaius Cuspius Pansa @Gaius_Pansa]

@LucretiusMarcus @HEATT2016 The sky is still dark and full of ash! I can't find any fresh air! #HELP #imdyinghere

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Posca may not fix that @Gaius_Pansa instead find fresh air! @HEATT2016 #Pompeii16 https://t.co/2wvHEy7bHR

[Gaius Cuspius Pansa @Gaius_Pansa]

@HEATT2016 Breathing is becoming harder and harder. My throat's coarse from the hot air and ash. I feel weaker and weaker. I need posca now!

[Gaius Plinius @HEATT2016]

#Pompeii16 … these citizens are to be admired for their contributions; @LucretiusMarcus @Gaius_Pansa @Quintus79AD @pedanius1 @modestus79ad 👍

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Stumbling, I now make my way across the bay. I hear some people, most crying, some calling for loved ones. #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Unable to breathe. Unable to see. Please, is anyone out there? #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016 https://t.co/RTx8sgPJEG

[Gaius Cuspius Pansa @Gaius_Pansa]

@HEATT2016 Pompeii looks quite buried by the debris from Vesuvius. The air is still thick with ash and pumice. One slave has died already.

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

precor amici mei #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Man beside me was bleeding but looked towards the sky. Such courage he has, such courage. Death makes himself welcome. @HEATT2016 #Pompeii16

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Falling, crying, bleeding, a women tugs on my sleeve. She is hopeless, and I cannot save her. "Auxilium," she cried. #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

I just caught eye of his boat in the water heading towards the large cloud on the sea. https://t.co/sCK8fKMbXz

[Gaius Plinius @HEATT2016]

#Pompeii16 Duodecima
I have sacrificed to the lares for my uncle’s safe return. People must fear for their lives. Does anyone have news?

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

I saw my slave down the street and punished him. How dare he leave without my permission! #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

News just reached. The baker down the street has reached deaths door. To the gods I pray... @HEATT2016 #pompeii16 https://t.co/pzWS2aNIJX

[Gaius Plinius @HEATT2016]

#Pompeii16 Duodecima
I have seen many Memento Mori in the houses of Pompeii. I fear that death is walking the streets looking for victims …

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Went outside for a better look. Got hit in the head by pumice. I'm grabbing my pillow and heading for the seas. #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Only got 1 bar. #struggles #Pompeii16 @HEATT2016

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

WHO TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF? Wacky weather we are having. @HEATT2016 #POMPEII16

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

A happy life consists of tranquility of mind. @HEATT2016 #Pompeii16 Remain calm my friends.

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Oh wait, no. This darkness is real. @HEATT2016 #Pompeii16 Can anyone else see this?!

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

Mild headache. Hallucinating and making me see darkness. Darn hangover. @HEATT2016 #Pompeii16

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

What are you talking bout @HEATT2016 ? No mountain can produce flames. #Pompeii16 https://t.co/jkCc4tMtFb

[Gaius Plinius @HEATT2016]

#Pompeii16 Sexta
We have heard great rumblings. A nearby mountain is throwing flames into the sky. Is it Vesuvius? Is Vulcan angry?

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

No big loss there. #Pompeii16 https://t.co/757o3U65MA

[Marcus Lucretius @LucretiusMarcus]

#Pompeii16 @HEATT2016 Ok ok. I'm sorry Gods. I didn't mean to steal the bread that was left out from @ARestitutus