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Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence

Season 1

2018 · 3 episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1

    2018-05-30 · 45m

    Historical documentary series challenging what we think we know about the end of Pompeii. Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant join a live dig, forensically scan victims and learn how Roman life has survived for 2,000 years.

  2. 2. Episode 2

    2018-05-31 · 45m

    Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant investigate clues to what was happening on the day leading up to the eruption, and even climb into the crater of Vesuvius itself.

  3. 3. Episode 3

    2018-06-01 · 45m

    Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant piece together the timeline as Vesuvius, dormant for 700 years, unleashed its full horror, killing everyone who remained in the town.

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