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Season 52 Episode 5

Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex picture of the city tragically buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

AIR DATE 2/19/25

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