The Ancient Splendours of Rome

Pompeii: The Remnants of an Empire (1x2)

Air date: Aug 10, 2013

It had been almost like a benevolent guardian, holding the bustling sea port of Pompeii in its strong embrace and sharing its mineral wealth with the farming community, until one day Mt. Vesuvius erupted in a paroxysm of fire and fury, wiping this coastal outcrop of Roman civilization off the map for all eternity. Or so it seemed.