Fix deep scan: log output even on failure, capture exit code for debugging
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@@ -13,42 +13,42 @@ Pompeii was founded by the Oscans, probably in the 7th–8th century BCE, on a s
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- **Destruction** (79 CE): The eruption of Vesuvius buried the city. @t[=0079]
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## Key Facts
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- Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy [^1]
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- Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- Destroyed: 79 CE (eruption of Vesuvius) @t[=0079] [^2]
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- Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000 [^1]
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- Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began) [^1]
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- Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000 @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997
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## Eruption Date Controversy
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The traditional date of 24 August 79 CE derives from Pliny the Younger's letters to Tacitus (*Epistulae* VI.16 and VI.20), the only surviving eyewitness account. [^2] However, archaeological evidence increasingly supports an autumn date:
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- A charcoal inscription discovered in 2018 reads "the 16th day before the calends of November," corresponding to 17 October 79 CE — after which the eruption must have occurred. [^4]
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- A charcoal inscription discovered in 2018 reads "the 16th day before the calends of November," corresponding to 17 October 79 CE — after which the eruption must have occurred. @t[~2026-02-23] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- Victims were found wearing heavy woollen clothing inconsistent with August heat.
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- Autumn fruits (pomegranates, dried figs) and heating braziers were found in situ.
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The October date is now favoured by many scholars, though the debate continues. [^4]
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## Major Features
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- **Forum**: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets [^1]
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- **Amphitheatre**: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE) @t[~70 BCE] [^1]
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- **Villa of the Mysteries**: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites [^1]
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- **Thermopolia**: Fast-food counters (over 80 found) [^1]
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- **Plaster casts of victims**: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863) [^1]
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- **Forum**: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Amphitheatre**: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Villa of the Mysteries**: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Thermopolia**: Fast-food counters (over 80 found) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Plaster casts of victims**: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863) [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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## Archaeological Significance
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- Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life [^1]
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- Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life [^1]
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- Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^1]
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- Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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## Recent Discoveries
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The *Grande Progetto Pompei* (Great Pompeii Project), launched in 2012 with EU funding, revived large-scale excavation of the unexcavated third of the city. Key finds include:
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- **Regio V excavations** (2018–present): The House of the Garden and House of Orion yielded vivid frescoes, mosaics, skeletons, coins, and amulets. [^5]
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- **Slave room at Villa of Civita Giuliana** (2021): A remarkably preserved ~16 m² dormitory containing three wooden beds, a chamber pot, amphorae, and horse bridles — a rare direct window into enslaved life. [^6]
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- **Prison bakery** (2023): A bakery-prison where enslaved workers and donkeys were confined to grind grain, with indentations in the floor guiding the animals' circular path. [^7]
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- **Post-eruption reoccupation** (2025): New evidence suggests parts of Pompeii were briefly reoccupied after the 79 CE eruption. [^8]
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- **Regio V excavations** (2018–present): The House of the Garden and House of Orion yielded vivid frescoes, mosaics, skeletons, coins, and amulets. [^5] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Slave room at Villa of Civita Giuliana** (2021): A remarkably preserved ~16 m² dormitory containing three wooden beds, a chamber pot, amphorae, and horse bridles — a rare direct window into enslaved life. [^6] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Prison bakery** (2023): A bakery-prison where enslaved workers and donkeys were confined to grind grain, with indentations in the floor guiding the animals' circular path. [^7] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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- **Post-eruption reoccupation** (2025): New evidence suggests parts of Pompeii were briefly reoccupied after the 79 CE eruption. [^8] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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[^1]: Beard, M. *Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town* (2008); Wallace-Hadrill, A. *Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum* (1994)
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@@ -58,4 +58,76 @@ The *Grande Progetto Pompei* (Great Pompeii Project), launched in 2012 with EU f
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[^5]: National Geographic, "Pompeii's most recent finds reveal new clues to city's destruction" (2020)
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[^6]: Pompeii Archaeological Park press release, "Slave room discovered at Villa of Civita Giuliana" (November 2021)
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[^7]: The Art Newspaper, "Pompeii prison bakery opens to the public" (January 2024)
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[^8]: Pompeii Archaeological Park / ScienceAlert, "Archaeologists find evidence of life in post-eruption Pompeii" (August 2025)
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[^8]: Pompeii Archaeological Park / ScienceAlert, "Archaeologists find evidence of life in post-eruption Pompeii" (August 2025)---
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## Review Queue
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> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
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- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 28: "Autumn fruits (pomegranates, dried figs) and heating braziers were found in s..." - what is the source?
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> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
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