The Other Pompeii: Life & Death in Herculaneum

00:00:04 'I'm Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

00:02:07 of a living population from anywhere in the ancient world.

00:04:52 by the layer of ash and pumice ejected from Mount Vesuvius

00:07:00 The vast majority found under the vaults were women and children

00:09:34 The skeletons were a hugely important find.

00:11:54 to fill an entire showroom.

00:14:10 And, of course, going with Hercules

00:16:18 And what's so fabulous about her is the colour.

00:18:56 Silvia and her team have spent eight months conserving this mosaic.

00:21:32 What makes this block of houses

00:23:58 We know the people who lived around the Bay of Naples loved their fish.

00:26:28 Fruit and veg is a very different thing.

00:28:48 Here we have a young lady, should be around 20 years old.

00:30:55 and what they were eating.

00:33:13 And there are pipes running right down the pavement, you can

00:35:39 And there are over 50 people in Herculaneum who carried

00:39:17 citizenship was the prize and slaves were battling to secure it.

00:41:58 tell what the status of the owner was.

00:44:13 because we can find his name inscribed publicly in marble.

00:48:02 You can see the Temple of Jupiter tipping lopsided

00:49:54 gives us one reason.

00:52:00 some extraordinary new evidence in his vineyard.

00:54:37 so there is more possibility to organise.

00:56:56 and the values they held dear