Vesuvius With Bettany Hughes
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Using the latest geological and forensic research, Bettany reveals a blow-by-blow sequence of events as Vesuvius erupts, culminating in the tragic and shocking deaths of our characters and the violent destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. 45:51 Expired
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.