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...

Archaelogists at the Pompei site in Italy have made a dramatic new discovery. The skeleton of a man who was fleeing the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD and was crushed by a rock thrown into the air by the explosion.



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Unlocking Ancient Mysteries

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...

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.