Pompeii’s Secret Underworld | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

/ 1 week ago February 13, 2025

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Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

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For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex picture of the city tragically buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. New archaeological finds – including 2,000-year-old lines of graffiti, human remains, and artifacts from ancient homes and businesses – are revealing a city of both staggering wealth and extreme poverty, dependent on slavery, and riven by political conflicts, violence, and riots. Before Vesuvius rumbled, the jewel of the ancient Roman Empire hid a very dark side.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:40 Pompeii Society Before the Eruption
16:56 Roman Influence on Pompeii
20:12 Slavery in Pomepeii
36:19 Maintaining Social Order in Pompeii
45:22 The Eruption of Vesuvius
50:30 Conclusion

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