Episode 1

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block. More

At Pompeii, archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation. Told through the drama of the dig, the episode imagines what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption. The episode also looks at the horror faced by the residents as Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

AIR DATE 5/15/24