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Pliny The Elder: Great Minds
Before there was Google, there were encyclopedias. The very idea of these vast collections of knowledge can be credited to Pliny The Elder. So who was he, and why does he seem to pop up everywhere from Alchemy to Zoology? Hank has the...
Curated Video
The Last Day of Pompeii
The people of Pompeii ignored the warning signals from nearby Mt. Vesuvius. When the volcano finally erupted, it devastated the entire city, encasing Pompeii in ash for nearly 1500 years. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. On 24...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Why Is Mount Vesuvius Famous?
This video is answering the question of why is Mount Vesuvius famous.
Curated Video
The Only Just War in History | The Life & Times of Spartacus
Spartacus is a man who lost everything. His freedom, his family, hell to this day we’re not 100% sure where he came from because the Romans took his past from him too, no one bothers to record the history and lineage of a slave after...
Curated Video
Earth's Active Volcanoes
Earth's Active Volcanoes explores Earths landforms by examining examples of active volcanoes around the world.
Ancient Lights Media
Italy
This clip looks at the physical features, history, climate and culture of Italy
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Roman Basilica
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii the buried city
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...
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Italy, Naples - Herculaneum Roman Buried City
After the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the town of Herculaneum was buried under approximately 20 metres of ash. It lay hidden and largely intact until discoveries from wells and underground tunnels became gradually more widely...
Next Animation Studio
Archaeologists uncover skeleton of man crushed while fleeing Pompeii
Archaeologists have unearthed the skeleton of a Pompeii resident who managed to survive an initial volcanic blast, only to end up getting crushed by a rock.
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - House of the Faun
The House of the Faun was built in the 2nd century BC during the Samnite period (80 BC). There is evidence, most notably in the eastern walls of the tetrastyle atrium, that after the great earthquake in AD 62, the House of the Faun was...
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I WONDER - Does Italy Have Active Volcanoes?
This video is answering the question of does Italy have active volcanoes.
Next Animation Studio
Archaeologists uncover an ancient horse in Pompeii
The remains of a horse wearing a harness have been discovered at the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, according to the BBC.
Next Animation Studio
Man fleeing Pompeii eruption killed via asphyxiation, not giant stone: archaeologists
New evidence has been unearthed in the case of the history's unluckiest man. Archaeologists searching the site of the man believed to have been crushed by a stone block during the Mt Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. have found the rest of...
Next Animation Studio
Will Mount Vesuvius erupt Again? Animated explainer of new study
Magma is building up in a chamber below Mount Vesuvius and smaller eruptions like the ones in 1944 or 1631 are hard to rule out.
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Villa of the Mysteries
The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban Roman villa, famous for the series of frescos in one room, which are usually thought to show the initiation of a young woman into a Greco-Roman mystery cult. These are now probably...
Weird History
Pompeii Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption in history, but how many of you know what really...
Bridgeman Arts
Volcanoes, 1920s
World map. Volcano smoking. Shots of volcano. Graph showing lava cracks underground. Shots of lava. Man’s hands holding lumps of lava. Cliffs. Man shows lava in lab. Graphs. Shots of volcano. People climb volcano, man in lab. Locals flee...
Bridgeman Arts
Venice And Versuvius 1930s
Man feds pigeons in square. Shots of buildings and rivers. Tour of ruins. Rowing to ship anchored offshore. Vesuvius erupting though man & locals watch close by. Shots of smoking volcano. Train down volcano.