The read
It runs a compact 54m.
Synopsis
For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex picture of the city tragically buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. New archaeological finds (including 2,000-year-old lines of graffiti, human remains, and artifacts from ancient homes and businesses) are revealing a city of both staggering wealth and extreme poverty, dependent on slavery, and riven by political conflicts, violence, and riots.
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Key crew
- Oscar ChanDirector
Cast
- Mercer BoffeySelf - Narrator
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Themes
italypompeiiarcheologyhistorymount vesuvius