Episode
Selects: How Pompeii Worked
59:30
Published: Sat Oct 15 2022
Description
What must be one of the most famous natural disasters in history took place when Mt Vesuvius buried Pompeii in 79 CE. But when the town was resurrected 1700 years later, a new chapter in its history was written. Learn all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pompeii was a prosperous city due to the fertility of the soil and the trade of wine and olive oil.
07:10 - 14:20 (07:09)
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New experts in the fields of volcanology, geology, and archaeology believe that human settlements were actually covered over by the eruption of Vesuvius.
19:39 - 25:00 (05:21)
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New experts in the fields of volcanology, geology, and archaeology believe that human settlements were actually covered over by the eruption of Vesuvius. This means that ancient Pompeii was built atop ruins of earlier civilizations destroyed by the volcano.
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Pliny the Elder, a naturalist, and philosopher, met his end while attempting to rescue his friends from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii.
25:00 - 30:41 (05:40)
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Pliny the Elder, a naturalist, and philosopher, met his end while attempting to rescue his friends from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. The widely-held belief was that those in Pompeii perished due to the ash and debris from the explosion, but new studies show that they died more swiftly due to high temperatures from pyroclastic flow.
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Historians suggest that the date of the Pompeii eruption might not be August 24th as commonly believed but rather October 24th or November 24th due to uncertainties in the various drafts of the letter written by Pliny the Younger plus other circumstantial evidence.
30:41 - 38:25 (07:43)
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Historians suggest that the date of the Pompeii eruption might not be August 24th as commonly believed but rather October 24th or November 24th due to uncertainties in the various drafts of the letter written by Pliny the Younger plus other circumstantial evidence. The city was buried in around 10 meters of ash and pumice.
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Pompeii’s ruins hold many tragic stories of common people who were ignored by wealthy and powerful individuals.
38:25 - 48:36 (10:10)
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Pompeii’s ruins hold many tragic stories of common people who were ignored by wealthy and powerful individuals. The city was sacked repeatedly, and despite deep freeze preserving one man’s last terrifying moments, mothers, families, and couples were not seen as important by Pompeii's elites.
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The frescoes in Pompeii are being preserved with wax, but as time goes on, the wax is being removed and the frescoes are at risk of being lost.
48:36 - 56:40 (08:03)
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The frescoes in Pompeii are being preserved with wax, but as time goes on, the wax is being removed and the frescoes are at risk of being lost. It is recommended to visit Pompeii soon if you want to experience the frescoes in their current state.
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