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Dates That Made History

One Day in 79 – The Destruction of Pompeii

27 min

Available until 31/12/2027

Patrick Boucheron revisits important dates of history. The revelation of Pompeii in 1748, destroyed in 79 CE, marks the beginning of archaeological history and the construction of a collective imagination of the ancient word. Are we wrong to view the conserved city as the ideal Roman settlement?

Director

Pascal Goblot

Country

France

Year

2018

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