Overview

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.

Genres

Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Tim Pigott-Smith

Pliny the Elder

Jim Carter

Polybius

Jonathan Firth

Stephanus

Robert Whitelock

Celadus

Leigh Jones

Sabinus

George Antoni

Felix