Pompeii and Vesuvius

Duration: 0:11:06

Genre: Ancient world | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Tells how in 79 A.D. the violent eruption of Vesuvius buried the city of Pompeii beneath a devastating rain of dust and ashes, where it remained until recently. Pictures the city as it has been uncovered and partially restored. The commentator recreates the life of the city as gardens, statues, streets, temples, and the amphitheater are shown. Then shifts to Naples, twelve miles away, with Vesuvius in the background--a symbol, reminder, and warning of the fate Naples so narrowly escaped.

Complete Record: , Tells how in 79 A.D. the violent eruption of Vesuvius buried the city of Pompeii beneath a devastating rain of dust and ashes, where it remained until recently. Pictures the city as it has been uncovered and partially restored. The commentator recreates the life of the city as gardens, statues, streets, temples, and the amphitheater are shown. Then shifts to Naples, twelve miles away, with Vesuvius in the background--a symbol, reminder, and warning of the fate Naples so narrowly escaped.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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