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Pompeii is a 2014 epic historical romantic disaster film produced and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. [8] An international co-production between the United States, Germany and Canada, [ 5 ] it is a fictional tale inspired by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii , a city of the Roman Empire .
Up Pompeii! 1969–1970 BBC TV Series Up Pompeii: 1971 set in 79 AD, yet anachronistically shows Nero still reigning 10 years after his death (1971) The Last Days of Pompeii: 1984 ABC-TV miniseries Pompeii: The Last Day: 2003 Imperium: Pompeii: 2007 part of the Imperium series. The Fires of Pompeii: 2008 new Doctor Who series 4 ep. 2 Pompeii: 2014
In a book on ancient Rome in cinema, Maria Wyke described Last Days as a "highly moralistic gangster film dressed in classical costume". [12] For Wyke, the film failed because it lacked the "pagan violence and eroticism" that made previous historical movies exciting, while performing Christian moralizing that "lacked any historical credibility."
A collection of close to 170 artifacts excavated from the famous ruins of the ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., "Pompeii: The Exhibition" opens Nov ...
The Last Days of Pompeii: 1950: 79: Pompeii in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: The Last Days of Pompeii: 1959: 79: Pompeii in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: 79 A.D. 1962: 79: Pompeii in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Pompeii: The Last Day: 2003: 79
A view of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. An estimated 2,000 people died in the city during the eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. ((AP Photo, File))
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.. The most impressive discovery is ...
Pompeii: The Last Day is a 2003 dramatized documentary that tells of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius towards the end of August 79 CE. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This eruption covered the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash and pumice, killing a large number of people trapped between the volcano and the sea.