Pompeii: Rebirth of a City
Archaeology, as we understand it, didn't exist in 1758 when Johann Joachim Winckelmann made his way from the royal library in Dresden, Germany, to visit another private collection. He wanted to see the King of Naples's m
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Archaeology, as we understand it, didn't exist in 1758 when Johann Joachim Winckelmann made his way from the royal library in Dresden, Germany, to visit another private collection. He wanted to see the King of Naples's m
Il Volo is an Italian operatic pop trio formed by the tenores Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and baritone Gianluca Ginoble. Il Volo was formed in 2009, having been influenced by the crossover style of the italian Andre
Restoration expert Giancarlo Napoli takes on the important task of saving 86 plaster casts of Pompeii citizens that were created by archaeologist Carlo Fiorelli in the 1860s.
Dan tells the incredible story of how Pompeii was discovered.
Professor Alice Roberts uncovers the science being used by computer scientist Professor Brent Seales as he utilises cutting-edge technology to read hundreds of carbonised scrolls that were buried in the eruption of Mount
The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city close to Pompeii that suffered a similar fate as a result of the eruption
On July 18th of 1995, Montserrat's sleeping volcano rumbled back to life after hundreds of years of dormancy. This is the ten year story of that eruption and it's effects on the people of, 'The Emerald Isle of the Caribb
The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of M
With reference to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, investigators hunt for clues hidden beneath the surface to assess the risk of a new and potentially devastating event
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples shows visitors things they can no longer see in Pompeii: an overwhelming treasure trove of artworks and everyday objects that once filled the houses of Pompeii with colour and
No other place gives us such a sense of the ancient world as the narow streets of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But what do these ruins really tell us? How did the peope in the towns around Mt. Vesuvius live and love - and
First broadcast in cinemas, Pompeii Live transports you back to AD 79 to discover how life was transformed in just 24 hours, when these two cities in the Bay of Naples, southern Italy, were buried by a catastrophic erupt
David Gilmour, guitarist, composer and vocalist of the legendary formation Pink Floyd has performed in Poland on 25. June, 2016. He played the concert at Freedom Square in front of the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw.
A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing for men, is the focus of this meditation on gay cruising at the height
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of soldiers, or possibly more performers, march past. W K L Dickson who is directi
In a one off landmark drama documentary for BBC One, Dr Margaret Mountford presents Pompeii: The Mystery Of The People Frozen In Time.