One of history's greatest stories, the destruction of the city of Pompeii was a natural disaster on an epic scale that has fascinated a succession of cultures around the world for centuries. It s a true story and its significance today is that it could all happen again, much sooner than most people realise. It's Man versus Volcano - how the greatest civilisation in the world was brought to its knees by a deadly threat it knew nothing about.
This BAFTA nominated and Emmy Award winning drama is the ultimate disaster movie. Pompeii: The Last Day draws heavily on the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, as well as historical research and recent discoveries in volcanology. Historical characters include Pliny the Elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger. Pompeii - The Last Day tells the heart rending story of the last hours of both Pompeii and Herculaneum.Their story is told first-hand by those who witnessed the disaster, including a local politician and his family, a fuller, his wife, and two gladiators.
In just 18 hours, the entire city of Pompeii and all its inhabitants were buried in volcanic ash.
On 24 August AD79, the magnificent Roman cities of Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum came to a devastating end. Pompeii: The Last Day is a dramatized documentary that tells of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, covering the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash and pumice, killing everyone trapped between the volcano and the sea.
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