Dates That Made History — Season 1, Episode 7: 24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii
Documentary, War & Politics • 27 min • 3 seasons, 45 episodes • ★ 8.6/10
Episode synopsis
The catastrophe led to a vast interdisciplinary project : volcanology reveals the force of the eruption, archeology and the study of texts uncover new objects of daily life found in the remains of buildings and roadways, including graffiti on the walls… The eruption of the Vesuvio froze the town of Pompei forever. But can one be sure that all of these discoveries date back to the eruption?
About Dates That Made History
Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.
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