Where To Stream NOVA Season 52 Episode 5
Pompeii's Secret Underworld
- Aired February 19, 2025
- 60 Min
- Rated 8.4
- Number 101 Of 294 Rated Episodes
For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex picture of the city tragically buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. New archaeological finds – including 2,000-year-old lines of graffiti, human remains, and artifacts from ancient homes and businesses – are revealing a city of both staggering wealth and extreme poverty, dependent on...