Key Stages: 2 - 4

Description

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Length 48 min
Rocked by an earthquake in AD62, the seaside city of Pompeii was buried beneath a mountain of volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. Moor than 2000 of its citizens lost their lives; they lay entombed within the city walls until Pompeii's rediscovery in 1748. The vast site continues to give up its secrets to this very day. Featuring: Superb 3D graphics and computer animation. Footage of the city of Pompeii as it is today. Stylish reconstructions of city life. Period imagery and artefacts. Expert comment, analysis and historical perspective from Amanda Claridge, archaeologist and author and historian Bob Carruthers.

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