Klíčové slovo Vesuvius

Zkáza Pompejí byla obrovskou katastrofou v historii lidstva. Stalo se tak jednoho dne roku 79 po Kristu, kdy bylo přístavní město Pompeje pohřbeno pod nánosem popela z Vesuvu a kdy zahynul bezpočet lidí. Pompeje se dokonale uchovaly a jsou tak záznamem římského starověku. Město se stalo symbolem celé této epochy, ale historie Pompejí nekončí tímto hrozným zánikem. Dozvíme se zcela poprvé, co se stalo po zničujícím sopečném výbuchu, jak se lidé vyrovnali s touto přírodní katastrofou, jaký byl rozhodný zásah římského císaře Tita a jak došlo k ekonomickému oživení zničené oblasti.

Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.

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.

Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.