Mummies Alive

The Hero of Herculaneum (1x6)

: 24, 2015

The Hero of Herculaneum investigates a forgotten chapter from the volcanic destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum: 300 mummified skeletons found buried in ash, including the body of a man armed to the teeth and carrying a huge cache of gold and silver. Who was he? What was his role in the disaster? And how did he die? For the very first time his story is told…