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Pompeii: Past and Present
07:10 - 14:20 (07:09)
Pompeii was a prosperous city due to the fertility of the soil and the trade of wine and olive oil. Nowadays, tourists from all over the world visit the place to learn about its history, and it has even served as a concert venue.
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A stratovolcano is a traditional type of volcano that pops like a champagne bottle due to gases seeping into the surrounding rock, causing an explosion.
07:10 - 09:55 (02:45)
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A stratovolcano is a traditional type of volcano that pops like a champagne bottle due to gases seeping into the surrounding rock, causing an explosion. The hosts arrived just in time to survey the area before the volcano erupted.
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Pompeii was home to a diverse group of people, including both the wealthy and the poor, and at its peak, the town held around 20,000 residents.
09:55 - 11:28 (01:32)
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Pompeii was home to a diverse group of people, including both the wealthy and the poor, and at its peak, the town held around 20,000 residents.
ChapterPompeii: Past and Present
EpisodeSelects: How Pompeii Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Pompeii, an ancient resort town in Italy, was home to the wealthy who owned vacation homes there.
11:28 - 12:34 (01:06)
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Pompeii, an ancient resort town in Italy, was home to the wealthy who owned vacation homes there. Vacationing was a thing in ancient Italy, and even Nero potentially had a place at Pompeii.
ChapterPompeii: Past and Present
EpisodeSelects: How Pompeii Worked
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A summary of the trade, agriculture, geography and lifestyle of Pompeii before the eruption of the volcano, as well as the first attended concert event in 2016 in the excavated ruined city.
12:34 - 14:20 (01:45)
Summary
A summary of the trade, agriculture, geography and lifestyle of Pompeii before the eruption of the volcano, as well as the first attended concert event in 2016 in the excavated ruined city.