some scandalous events of the Middle Ages
I want to start a little earlier than the Middle Ages (which began at 476 CE, after the fall of the Roman Empire). The reason is that I just came to visit Naples, and in particular: Pompeii I had been in Naples before, but visited Herculaneum instead of Pompeii, so it was finally time to see the Pompeiian remains. And I must say that we — my 10-year-old daughter and girlfriend — were deeply impressed by this utterly magnificent and magical artifact ! It’s absolutely mind-blowing that in 79 CE, the Vesuvius blew all life out of this prosperous Roman city, and it’s even more impressive that almost 2000 years later, we can walk in its endless streets, and visit the beautiful domi (houses), as if not much has changed since then. Although it was raining African wild cats and the origins of dogs, we decided to be brave and get into a voracious fight agains the pouring water and swim through the Pompeiian streets, while the Vesuvius was silently watching us. And I must sa...