Introduction

In 79 a d. Mount vesuvius erupted burying the roman city of pompei under a blanket of volcanic ash. The disaster preserved the city for more than one thousand 500 years, becoming a time capsule of roman life in the first century a d. In to day's episode, where exploring these remarkable roman ans in the company of archaeologist, doctor sophy hay who has spent much of her career researching pompey. As always, without everything you want to know, series is based on popular internet search queries and those that you've submitted via social media.