Herculaneum Mystery

Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 764

Nov 30, 2020 8:00 pm
52:48 mins

Tim Thompson of Teesside University uses forensic sleuthing skills to re-examine how the victims of Vesuvius died. BYU's Roger Macfarlane corrects the historical misconception that the last days at Pompeii, leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius, were unusual or particularly decadent.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Herculaneum Mystery

23m

Tim Thompson of Teesside University uses forensic sleuthing skills to re-examine how the victims of Vesuvius died.

Mt. Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii

29m

BYU's Roger Macfarlane corrects the historical misconception that the last days at Pompeii, leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius, were unusual or particularly decadent.