Mummies Alive: Season 1 Episode 6 - The Hero of Herculaneum - Smithsonian Channel
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The Hero of Herculaneum investigates a forgotten chapter from the volcanic destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum: 300 mummified skeletons found buried in ash, including the body of a man armed to the teeth and carrying a huge cache of gold and silver. Who was he? What was his role in the disaster? And how did he die? For the very first time his story is told.
See how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius produced a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier mummy and a baffling mystery.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius wreaked havoc on the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum 2,000 years ago, burying them in ash. But there's a forgotten chapter to this tragedy, involving a mass grave of 300 men, women, and children, unearthed in a Herculaneum boathouse in 1982. Found among the corpses: the mummified remains of a man, separated from the others, armed to the teeth and carrying a cache of gold and silver. Was he a hero or a villain? Scientists look for clues in the ancient city and on the body itself.
See how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius produced a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier mummy and a baffling mystery.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius wreaked havoc on the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum 2,000 years ago, burying them in ash. But there's a forgotten chapter to this tragedy, involving a mass grave of 300 men, women, and children, unearthed in a Herculaneum boathouse in 1982. Found among the corpses: the mummified remains of a man, separated from the others, armed to the teeth and carrying a cache of gold and silver. Was he a hero or a villain? Scientists look for clues in the ancient city and on the body itself.