

October 20, 2003
1h 27m
EN
Peter Nicholson
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.

Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)

Tim Pigott-Smith
Pliny the Elder

Jim Carter
Polybius

Jonathan Firth
Stephanus

Edward Canfor-Dumas
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Rebecca Norton
Fortunata

Martin Hodgson
Gaius

Robert Whitelock
Celadus

Rachel Atkins
Plinia

Chad Shepherd
Africanus

Chrissie Cotterill
Epidia

BBC
GB

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DE

France 2
FR

TLC
US

Discovery
US