Death at Stabiae
· Stabiae, Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International · file Pliny died at Stabiae after the volcanic emergency overtook the group; his body was recovered after the plume dispersed. The displayed Wikipedia biography dates his death to 25 August AD 79; the exact day of the AD 79 eruption remains debated in modern scholarship.