pompeii (ancient city)

Traces the rediscovery of the buried city of Pompeii and explores details of everyday life.

Describes the destruction of the city of Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire.

Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and what its rediscovery and excavation has revealed about daily life in the Roman Empire.

Reveals the history of Pompeii and Herculanean through the archaeological discoveries found in the buried cities.

A simple retelling of the fateful days in 79 A.D. when Mt. Vesuvius erupted and the people in the ancient town of Pompeii perished.

Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and modern efforts to excavate and reconstruct the site of the ancient city.