Unsterbliches Pompeji

Imagine waking up one morning to find your home, your city, and nearly everything you own buried under a thick layer of ash and pumice. In "Unsterbliches Pompeji" (2020), experts delve into the crisis management of Ancient Rome's most devastating disaster: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., which claimed the lives of over 2,000 people, forever altering the course of history. Through cutting-edge archeology and historical analysis, this documentary sheds new light on what happened after the pyroclastic flow struck Pompeii, leaving behind a frozen snapshot of life in ancient Rome.