Series and films

• The last days of Pompeii I 
• The last days of Pompeii II
• The last days of Pompeii III

• Quo Vadis 2001 

Roman Society

Roman Society: a history web site
 
Society and politics in Rome:  there is a video and its transcription below it

Education in ancient Rome

Education in Rome: an article

A video about education in Rome

Economy in ancient Rome

Two links to have a general idea:

Ancient Rome economy
Economy in ancient Rome

Technology

Technology in ancient Rome: a detailed article
History Channel article: 10 innovations

Politics and law in Rome

Law in Rome: quite a complete site about Roman Law.

Religion in Rome

Ancient Rome abd Religion: a website with a summary

Roman art

A quick view of Romann Art.










 

The art of Rome :  a documentary
Roman art for kids: simple, but it may help as an outline

Herculaneum

This BBC documentary shows the findings at Herculaneum, the other city destroyed by The Vesuvius.

They are relevant to know about the buildings and the people.

A Pompeiian House

A Roman house

Links to webs: all the topics

• The Roman Empire

• Know the Romans

•  History on the net

• Playlist on youtube about Rome 

What is a volcano?

Explanation of what a volcano is, how it is formed, a volcano eruption, parts of a volcano, etc.

• Mount Saint Helens  Discovery channel
• The eruption in Santorini an article on the importance for the Mediterranean world 

 

 

 

• A recent article about Yellowstone

History of Romans in Britain

A very fast summary of the Romans in Britain.

• Romans in Britain for kids: useful as a summary

A summary of the Roman Invasions:

• Roman Britain video

 

The end of Roman Britain

Archeology and preservation

• BBC article on the history of the discovery
• Rediscovery of Pompeii:   a docuemntary
• BBC News February 2013 After several years of decay, there have been agrrements to save and restore the archeological site.

The bread Pompeians ate

An Italian cook tries to reproduce this loaf of carbonised bread found in Herculaneum.

Public buildings and the Roman City

A walk round the ruins of Pompeii with pictures of how it used to be.
















Here they show some of the public places of the city, especially the baths.









A Roman City : a very good documentary to understand the layout of the Roman cities.

Pompeii's lifestyle

In this documentary, the life of the city is explained through the graffitti, adverts and notices found in the ruins.

Life and Death: an exhibition

There is a clear explantion of  how the eruption affected  to Pompeii and Herculaneum  in a drifferent way.
They introduce the exhibition at the British Museum  and show some of the pieces,  their context  and the importance of them.

The last day of Pompeii - Animation

If there had been a camera in Pompeii, this is what it would have recorded.

Pompeii: the numbers of the disaster

Histoy Channel

A two-minute video which introduces the tragedy in Pompeii.

There are details about the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

A complete documentary about Pompeii and the findings.