© 2025 WOSU Public Media
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79. It also imagines the horrors faced by resident as Vesuvius erupted.

In the wealthy house, archaeologist discovers two three-dimensional snakes.
Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow.
In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
Latest Episodes
In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
Extras
Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals painted frescoes on black walls.
Archaeologists begin to restore a fresco depicting the Greek myth of Achilles.
An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.
Archaeologists in Pompeii begin to reconstruct an elaborate, intricately painted fresco.
The archaeologists discover expensive marble furniture in the atrium of the wealthy house.
Professor Steven Tuck begins pioneering research looking for potential eruption survivors.
Professor Chris Jackson explains how Pompeiians might have survived the eruption of AD 79.
Professor Chris Jackson describes the warning signs in the hours before the eruption in AD 79.
The archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools, including an ancient pickaxe.
The archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco that looks like a pizza.
More History Shows