The Last Days of Pompeii
2000 years ago the Roman city of Pompeii was buried alive in a volcanic eruption. We look at the final days of life in Pompeii and how new archaeological digs are revealing secrets about the people hidden beneath the ash.
2000 years ago the Roman city of Pompeii was buried alive in a volcanic eruption. We look at the final days of life in Pompeii and how new archaeological digs are revealing secrets about the people hidden beneath the ash.
The Last Days of Pompeii
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Last Days of Pompeii, The
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Historian Bettany Hughes explores life in Pompeii before the devastating volcanic eruption, and victims preserved in...
The Last Days of Pompeii
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Last Days of Pompeii, The
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Bettany investigates Pompeii's incredibly preserved bath houses and complex water systems to see if they hold any...
The Last Days of Pompeii
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Last Days of Pompeii, The
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After being dormant for 700 years, Mount Vesuvius reawakened. Bettany investigates why so many stayed behind as the...