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Greatest Discoveries Collection

Greatest Discoveries Collection

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Greatest Discoveries Collection

Greatest Discoveries: Lost Lives of Pompeii

Episode 1

The story of Pompeii’s destruction is renowned across the world. In 79 AD, this prosperous Roman town was destroyed by a massive, volcanic eruption. Pompeii became frozen in time, only to be rediscovered c.1500 years later.

Warning: contains very strong language and sexual content.

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Greatest Discoveries: Last Days of Pompeii

Episode 2

Tristan Hughes explores the destruction of Pompeii, using extraordinary eyewitness testimony and the revelations of archaeology to understand what really happened here nearly 2000 years ago.

In 79 AD, one of the greatest natural disasters in Roman history occurred in southern Italy, when Mount V...