Terry Jones: Barbarian Lives

On October 17, 79 AD, the city of Pompeii was buried under lava after the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius. Today, the mythical site has yet to reveal all its secrets. A new excavation campaign is being conducted, the most significant in 70 years and one of the major archaeological investigations of the 21st century. The series unveils the sumptuous frescoes and mosaics that adorned the excavated villas and uses historical reconstructions in natural settings to show, hour by hour, how the city and its inhabitants were buried under a mantle of ash.

On October 17, 79 AD, the city of Pompeii was buried under lava after the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius. Today, the mythical site has yet to reveal all its secrets. A new excavation campaign is being conducted, the most significant in 70 years and one of the major archaeological investigations of the 21st century. The series unveils the sumptuous frescoes and mosaics that adorned the excavated villas and uses historical reconstructions in natural settings to show, hour by hour, how the city and its inhabitants were buried under a mantle of ash.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the most important and most overlooked documents in the world. Biblical scholars agree that portions of the Old Testament are direct descendants of the ancient Egyptian text, written 4000 years ago. Some archaeologists argue that Moses himself must have not only read, but have carried a copy of The Book of the Dead with him when he fled Egypt! Today, a new generation of seekers have begun to re-examine the ancient text and its wisdom that has shaped our modern world in ways that few understand.