Скачать или смотреть The Great History of Pompeii (the city frozen in time by fire)

This documentary from The Great History of Antiquity retraces the rise, daily life, and sudden destruction of Pompeii, the Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Through ancient sources, archaeology, and the latest historical research, it explores how Pompeii grew from a modest settlement into a thriving Roman town, revealing its streets, houses, taverns, temples, and baths, and the lives of the people who once walked them.

The video follows the dramatic final hours of the city as ash and pumice rained down, then looks at how Pompeii remained hidden for centuries before its rediscovery in the modern era. It examines the work of archaeologists, the meaning of the famous plaster casts, and what this “city frozen in time” teaches us about Roman society, power, religion, and everyday existence on the eve of catastrophe.