Pompeii's Downfall: The Power Of Vesuvius | Pompeii's Pyroclastic Flow

Stylish, fast-moving and filmic, The Riddle of Pompeii finally solves one of the world's biggest archaeological mysteries. In AD 79 the legendary volcano Vesuvius erupted in one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions of all time, destroying the town of Pompeii. For 400 years archaeologists have...

50 min - Ancient Worlds - Timeline - World History Documentaries

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