Bettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead — Season 1, Episode 2: Vesuvius Edge of Disaster
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 6.5/10
Episode synopsis
79 AD. Mount Vesuvius is about to blow. Bettany follows the fate of five victims: a small boy, a soldier, a pregnant woman a slave and a caretaker. Bettany forensically pieces together their final 24 hours, leading to the eruption.
About Bettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead
A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of the most enduring mysteries of the ancient world and brings viewers face-to-face with the extraordinary people of the past she unearths along the way.