Have Researchers Finally Determined The Location Of Plato's Tomb, The Shocking True Story Of Patty Hearst, And More

Read this week's most popular articles from History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [Scientists In Italy Believe They've Determined The Exact Location Where Plato Was Buried]( [Scientists used AI technology to analyze papyrus scrolls that were preserved beneath layers of ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E. and determined that Plato was buried in a private garden near the Temple of the Muses at his Academy in Athens.]( [Why The Mafia Lived And Died By The Code Of Silence Known As Omertà]( [Under the code of omertà, anyone who spoke to the police was marked for torture and death — and so were their families.]( ["Massive" Skeletons Of Viking Descendants Uncovered In Sicily]( [While the Vikings are most famous for the dominance of western and northern Europe, they also conquered parts of south Europe and north Africa.]( [How Heiress Patty Hearst Was Kidnapped By Militants — And Then Became One Herself]( [Was she a victim of brainwashing or a radical criminal who got off light?]( [The Fearless Story Of Frank Hamer, The Man Who Took Down Bonnie And Clyde]( [In ​​1934, former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was hired to track down notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. By mapping out the locations of their crimes, he discovered that they had essentially been moving in a large circle across the central U.S. with a few key anchor points — and the lawman fatefully learned how to predict their next moves.]( [The Schwerer Gustav: Nazi Germany's World War II Super-Cannon That Was The Largest Gun Ever Built]( [The largest gun in world history, Germany's Schwerer Gustav railway gun was 150 feet long, weighed 1,500 tons, and fired the biggest artillery shells of World War II.]( [Mount Vesuvius Eruption Vaporized The Blood And Exploded The Skulls Of Its Victims, Researchers Say]( [A new hypothesis based on the victims' skeletons posits that the extreme heat caused their blood to boil and skulls consequently to explode.]( [Inside The Gruesome Murder Of O.J. Simpson's Ex-Wife Nicole Brown Simpson]( [Nicole Brown Simpson was known to have had a turbulent relationship with her ex-husband O.J. Simpson. She reported him to the police multiple times for domestic violence, and at one point, the former football star was charged with spousal abuse. But little came of the charges, and he was only sentenced to community service, two years of probation, and a $700 fine.]( [Hikers In Wales Just Stumbled Upon Human Remains At The Site Of A Crumbling Castle Wall]( [Hikers exploring the beaches of Dunraven Bay in Wales made the grisly discovery after an old castle wall collapsed along the coastal path.]( [The Spookiest Legends About Vampires — And The Chilling History Behind Them]( [One of history's most famous — and bloodthirsty — legendary creatures, vampires have terrified human beings for centuries.]( [Ancient 'Zombie Grave' In Germany Holds A Man Buried Beneath A Stone — To Prevent Him From Rising From The Dead]( [Experts believe the grave is 4,200 years old.]( [Researchers Near Mount Vesuvius Just Uncovered A Villa Rumored To Be The Death Site Of Rome's First Emperor]( [Emperor Augustus was rumored to have died in a villa north of Mount Vesuvius, but for years the precise location has been a tantalizing mystery.]( [This Viking Probably Set Foot In America 500 Years Before Columbus Even Set Sail]( [Widely believed to be the first European explorer to set foot on North America, Norse seafarer Leif Erikson reached Canada's northeastern shores around 1000 C.E.]( [The Mausoleum At Halicarnassus: One Of The Longest Surviving Wonders Of The Ancient World]( [Standing around 140 feet tall, composed almost entirely of marble, and decorated with vibrantly painted sculptures and elaborate friezes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a marvel of ancient architectural achievement before it was destroyed in a series of earthquakes.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](