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Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule
Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...
Pompeii’s secrets that are only just being uncovered
Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount ...
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Pompeii's Secret Underworld
Filled with paved streets, monumental buildings, and luxurious villas. This is the heart of an empire. There is imperial wealth coming from all directions into Pompeii. NARRATOR: The ruins hint at ...
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What Was Life Like in Pompeii Before Mount Vesuvius Erupted Nearly 2,000 Years Ago?
What was daily life like for the residents of Pompeii before the eruption? Where did they live, what objects did they use, and what sights did they see as they walked down the street? An immersive ...
Vesuvius Volcano Ash Cloud Cooked Roman Man's Brain Into Glass Fossil
A unique, dark-colored glass found inside the skull of a Roman killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is his brain—cooked into a fossil by an ash cloud. This is the horrific revelation of an ...
What can an exhibition about an ancient city frozen in time tell us about museums and the meaning of the present?
Inside a Lost City”, is an object lesson in the role that presentism plays in our contemporary understandings of the world, ...
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A Brutal Gladiator Fight in Ancient Pompeii
At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators ... spilling blood in the streets as the games devolved into a citywide riot. Aired 02/19/2025 National Corporate funding ...