Pompeii is one of the most famous monuments in the Roman world. Millions of tourists come every year to see the ruins of this ancient city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. What makes Pompeii so special are its remarkable ruins. They are not statues, but the remains of people whose last seconds of life were frozen. Never seen anyone like her anywhere else. you are the only one.
Everything there is so well preserved that we know almost every detail of what happened in those days in August 79 AD; earthquakes, violent eruptions and hailstones of ash, rocks and pumice. We even know the stories of those who died. But why they were fixed in these remarkable positions has been a mystery for centuries. It now appears that important clues have been missed.
Using new technology and cutting-edge experiments, we’ll figure out once and for all why these people are stuck in these strange positions, and for the first time ever, we’ll do something extraordinary. We’ll bring you face to face with two people who died there 2,000 years ago.
Over the past 265 years, this fascinating city has been slowly excavated from 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archaeologists have rediscovered a world frozen in time. But the city’s last big secret has yet to be revealed. How exactly did its population die, and why are their bodies so well preserved?
The first stop of the investigation was near the city walls. Beneath what is believed to be a rental stable are three bodies. The figure in the middle is the tallest man ever found in Pompeii. He was much taller than the average Roman. This leads people to believe that he may have been a gladiator brought there from Africa. On either side of this giant are two other figures. An adult and what you would think of as a little boy. The two plaster casts were found together and many believe they are the remains of a father and son.