PERSON@1 's uncle , PERSON@2 , helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to the eruption of Vesuvius on August NUMBER@1 , NUMBER@2 AD , the day of the elder 's death .

PERSON@1 's uncle , PERSON@2 , helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24th , NUMBER@2 AD .
