What Was Everyday Life Like In Pompeii? | Pompeii with Mary Beard | Absolute History

Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pompeii expert Mary Beard provides new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.
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[@Kairensclass]

It’s so ironic and strangely beautiful to know that the same volcanic eruption that destroyed this city also granted it a form of immortality in a way. We know so much more about those who died than we’ll ever know about the ones that escaped the eruption only to be forgotten. Two thousand years amounts to a hundred generations. The mind boggles, really. And to think that the ones who died in the eruption are now recorded in history as they were and as they lived. Powerful film and well put together - the last scene in particular really makes you FEEL, not just think.

[@ashleywatkins1380]

Yes, that last scene, I swear I felt myself there in that cellar. It was surreal.

[@mlindalina1]

In a religious point of view, it is the understanding that God preserved them for us to take as sign of the wrath of God when people commit to immorality

[@sharon8989]

supreme, correct, the book of Jude verse 7 states....Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude v7 KJB.

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

@Daniel Appleton very true, however... it is much more threatened by the imminent threat of ole' vesuvius yet again... rushing to make a 3d model bc yes we wear and tear by visiting on our vacations...... but it will ultimately be buried yet again, and in another millennium or so the masses will be being taught of a Pompeii that should have, in all rights warned all the current inhabitants that they also will soon face the same fate. We will have 1,000s instead of 100s of bodies for the future archeologists to examine... history shall repeat itself and that is the biggest threat. It's just a matter of time. So very sad really.. the day we wake up and Naples is a concrete tomb for the masses. The only difference is the inhabitants know their mountain is a volcano and don't mind to ignore the truth of the danger.

[@Bsknten]

Mandy Taylor itd be quite ironic if it happened to tourists

[@lindsaywarden1746]

Mary Beard is just superb. I could listen to her for hours.

[@beautyforashes2022]

To be able to handle, to touch and then try on and wear ancient jewelry from Pompeii, that must be an amazing experience. Just knowing your holding in your hands something that was most likely loved and cherished by a person from thousands of years ago must be one of the neatest feelings.

[@n.l.vannstallings4664]

And also the understanding that an imprint of their energy probably Still Remains on that beloved jewelry.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

It was near Pompeii, but not exactly Pompeii itself.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@n.l.vannstallings4664 Huh? That sounds like crazy talk!

[@visassess8607]

@@n.l.vannstallings4664 Lmao okay buddy

[@natlyfranks6856]

RIGHT - I bet it would be such a thrill

[@christinad4432]

See this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating! Not the wars or kings and Queens. I love learning about how the regular people in history lived their day to day lives. Thank you for this upload!!!

[@lilycooper8612]

Christina Davies me too! I once told this to my grandma, how I wished books based in medieval or ancient times would sometimes focus on everyday people instead of those of wealth and power... her response was “but that would be boring. No one would read that!” I strongly disagree.

[@hidof9598]

@@lilycooper8612 ,yup Regular people's lives are also interesting

[@lyndapierson6338]

@@lilycooper8612 there's a book entitled 'a day in the life of old rome'. can't recall author. written many years ago. great reading.

[@leonlawson2196]

@@lilycooper8612 unfortunately the common man was illiterate

[@Onasugar]

Same

[@Freethesnowglobes.]

i love when a host is so in it with the subject theyre covering. I really enjoyed watching this

[@crenee4742]

I agree. I thoroughly enjoyed this and alot of that had to do with the lovely host. Thank you

[@ericsalidbar1693]

I know right! Me too!!! I really do enjoy this channel.

[@savaialaddams6273]

Same. Her love of history, of this place, made her glow. Her enthusiasm is what made me keep watching. The presentation is good, but she's better.

[@crenee4742]

@@savaialaddams6273 I agree. The excitement of looking and touching actual jewelry from that time to her being visibly upset that a lady in her 8 month of pregnancy lost her life in the eruption touched me. I really liked this lady.

[@savaialaddams6273]

@@crenee4742 Right?! I mean, she was so real with all this!

[@bittermelonleaf]

I went to Pompeii two summers ago when I was in Italy. Just so you know, it's MASSIVE! Spent about 6 hours there and I barely got anywhere. I saw a lot of the places/landmarks this video showed, but omg, it was SUCH an exhausting day lol

[@Rckstrroma5]

Wanna go

[@rachaelb.]

Lol, sounds like my one day in NYC around Christmas! Too much to see, not enough time. I'm jelly you got to go to Italy and Pompeii!

[@yeniishere]

Indeed, I couldn't feel my legs after hours of walking. But it was really worth it.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@rachaelb. True - there was so, so very much I didn’t like about New York City, but their food is an obvious exception! I was so bummed out that I was only able to eat from a few places after experiencing just how _FANTASTIC_ they were (it was the best pizza ever and Italian food ever! I can’t even describe how glorious the fresh strawberries with *LEGIT* _SUPER AGED_ balsamic vinegar was at the Italian restaurant). I would’ve loved to try a million different places to eat there. Same exact thing goes for San Francisco! Fantastic food there, and not enough time to try it all.

[@lewieg9779]

Yes. And the cobbles hurt your feet.

[@Tipsywibble]

Halfway through and I've clearly heard, "Ah, I left my toga by the felatio!" Definitely the best Pompeii documentary, or documentary channel hands down.

[@1americanrecon]

Sarah Bricky lets go there .

[@fareshajjar1208]

The host ruined it.

[@jossysnyder]

Did no one else hear what I heard at 7:00 ? "Lead by F-ing C's"

[@mackenzie_frenzy6933]

@@fareshajjar1208 absolutely!! In the beginning of this documentary, she compared Pompeii to Las Vegas, which is known not only for gambling, but prostitution. She's showing all of these sexually explicit images on the walls of buildings - then turns around and is insistent that most of these pictures were "jokes". It's like omfg are you really that oblivious, ignorant and blind?! She was completely ignorant to make a comment about foreigners being slaves. The slaves in Pompeii were from there! In my opinion only, I feel that she wasn't sincere with this. They should've found someone who would've done this documentary a hell of a lot more justice. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the documentary, I just really couldn't stand her presentation of the information.

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@fareshajjar1208 I have to agree, Bryant Hughes would be a most desirable alternative. Wonder if the Queen watched this? Mercy ...and I'm a Moderate to Liberal US American.

[@karenlm9062]

I remember as a child my parents had this history book on the coffee table. I just liked to flip through and look at the pictures. So many pictures, but something about the images of Pompeii stayed with me all my life. I cannot imagine the fear and pain those people went through; to be turned to stone and dust and others vaporized by the lava. I watch this with the understanding this is not just historical curiosity, but witness to a great tragedy.

[@bishopioanlightoller5302]

When young, I visited Pompeii with my parents. My father explained what had happened to the casts that were once people. I've been fascinated with Herculaneum, Pompeii and the volcano that destroyed them both for a long time now. I remember that my father was quite affected by the casts. I can't even begin to imagine what those poor people went through. From descriptions I have read elsewhere, dying is a pyroclastic surge is a fast but very painful way to go. They didn't even have a word for "volcano"--that came afterward. I'm sure they had no idea what or why this was happening--other than "the gods". I really hope that those who have evacuation plans in place get the two weeks' warning that they say they need. There are many, many more people in the area today than in 79 CE--600,000 people lie in the "Red Zone where they are in the direct path of future pyroclastic surges, so the potential for a very large death toll is quite high. It was once thought that ashfalls and pyroclastic flows wouldn't reach Naples but an ash layer found under a castle in Naples indicates that they very well might.

[@blackcatnh]

@@bishopioanlightoller5302 Not just another Pompeii, but what about the next eruption of Mt. Ranier? Or if there's another Mt. Tambora (1815) we'll all be dealing with volcanic winter for 2-3 years.

[@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh]

Pompeii killed the Christians and took their homes and businesses. they dared to crucify a pig and called it Jesus as they paraded it thru town. The Christians who survived the purge fled for their lives and about 2 weeks later after the crucified pig the volcano rained down fire and brimstone just like Sodom....

[@flowerchild5230]

Chaplain Bob Walker B. Th. that's interesting. where did you get this information.

[@kobebryant3705]

The slaves were from their own stock for the most part and not foreigners - We all know that not all Africans were slaves, that's just blatant ignorance to believe such nonsense

[@peggystoutemorin4529]

She's brilliant. She really knows how to bring ancient history to life -- even the stuff that falls under TMI.

[@youbgyoubg8716]

Peggy Stoute Morin so pretty sis omg you been blessed go girl glad to see your beauty and brains lol I love her too

[@peggystoutemorin4529]

@@youbgyoubg8716 Thank you. She is absolutely amazing!

[@ratatataraxia]

Peggy Stoute Morin Mary beard is one of the best historians in the world!

[@peggystoutemorin4529]

@@ratatataraxia She absolutely is!

[@MadamoftheCatHouse]

Back in the day it was not TMI, it was pretty casual.

[@me-xx2gl]

The jewelry is absolutely exquisite. The links, which would have honed by hand are as perfect as those made today by machine.

[@rachaelb.]

they also had machines, just not made like the ones of today.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Mary beard is the most wonderful Storyteller. She makes you feel like you're living in the moment

[@kaseyc1350]

As all historians are storytellers.

[@silver4831]

@@kaseyc1350 My history teachers were fat assholes who cared not for anything.

[@jamssy3409]

@@silver4831 same, I understood nothing

[@DrGarri]

I have been twice to Pompeii, I spent two full days looking around, and there are still many things I didn't get to see, beside the ones that are not available for viewing. I remember how often I closed my eyes and I felt as if I had gotten back on time, especially in places like the restaurants and the baths, this has been one of the richest and most interesting travels of my life.

[@carriebeckett7782]

It's totally crazy to think that my poo would be a precious archeological find in 2000 years! INSANE really!

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Paper St. Still gotta have mine... should be here in at least 10 to 20 minutes nocking on my backdoor..

[@juliuscaesar9121]

@Paper St. ,😂😂😂😂😂

[@echoplots8058]

It would probably involve you dying a horrible death in a volcanic eruption though

[@carriebeckett7782]

@@echoplots8058 Sad but totally true! I would really hate to have to test it. I think I will avoid the outhouse on my family's property from now on. It's seems like too much of a risk! 🤭😎🤗😎🤭🙀😱

[@JB-jr8zw]

Are you serious? I'm going too drop one on my neighbors lawn immediately

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

41:28 We haven't really changed in how we insult each other, 2000 years later.

[@paisleypeacock]

*I totally agree, especially even saying subsaharan/black!* - *The slaves were from their own stock for the most part and not foreigners* - *We all know that not all Africans were slaves, that's just blatant ignorance to believe such nonsense*

[@ssa6227]

True.LOL!

[@pistolannie6500]

And that sex STILL runs everything!!

[@clarezajac3276]

The world is same as it ever was. We don't live in these new fantastical modern times, it's literally just the same. We just have a TV and a phone

[@jenjaradat6882]

PistolAnnie this is the truth

[@ItBeYourOwn]

Mary's husband is also a noted historian I can't imagine how fun they'd be to have dinner with LOL. 🏛

[@sunmiswashingmachine2753]

please that's my dream marriage

[@themightyparthos]

Fun.. IF you think the way they do and share the same theories, as historians are very polarized in their beliefs and shun other opinions even with strong proof. Cognitive dissonance is a very real thing, we can see the affliction going on everywhere in modern days.

[@lisaahmari7199]

Especially with Mary's wicked sense of humour!

[@ItBeYourOwn]

Yes.. I love how passionate they are about history they really bring it to life is a funny everyday way!

[@insouciantme6015]

Both their children are, too

[@lizsager9577]

I bet this Cambridge professor is a great educator. I would love to have been in one of her classes...i can imagine that her teaching is more of an adventure. Thank you

[@kaseyc1350]

I would imagine the bar is pretty high to teach at Cambridge.

[@scottbridgeforth507]

MARY YOU ARE PURE INTELLIGENCE AND CLASS

[@scottbridgeforth507]

Your curiosity inspires us all

[@druidriley3163]

Some of her fellow academics are not impressed with her.

[@scottbridgeforth507]

She clearly shows the grit and the Gaul ...struggle Daily roman life She Clearly brings the poor of Rome to light. Im Sure she is met with a number of jealous academics that do not have her Charisma.

[@druidriley3163]

@@scottbridgeforth507 - I agree about the jealousy, but then again, they have a point. Their argument is that in her books, Mary Beard puts forth ideas as if they were her own. She has a bibliography, but not any superscripts in the text that refer the reader to it. So the lay reader, reading her books and not bothering about the bibliography, thinks all the ideas and discoveries she talks about are her own. She becomes popular with the public and people want to meet her and invite her to be a guest lecturer, and NOT the people who actually did the real work. So the jealousy comes in where she popularized the subject with the laypeople and they didn't.

[@issumusi]

@@druidriley3163 They are fools

[@ceballind]

i appreciate dr. beard's comment about the brothel in pompeii. even though so many years have passed, she is able to have compassion for the sex workers there and what awful conditions they must have labored under.

[@peterreston6478]

This is the best Pompeii presentation I have ever seen. Well done Mary. You ain't a Dame for nothing.

[@GodConsciousness]

"A cross between Las Vegas and Brighton." Oh bless your heart, Mary Beard. That said everything to me.

[@Tyrfingr]

Complete with a skid row

[@dreamarcher4018]

But then she says all those phallic symbols were about masculine power. What a contradiction.

[@rruusseell9948]

@@dreamarcher4018 How is that a contradiction?

[@carolnelsongerontologist]

I would love to have her as my professor! She makes the subject come alive.

[@Andrea-ys2ji]

Exactly! If I had had her as my professor my career choice would've probably been different. She's fantastic

[@Catastropheshe]

"I left my toga near the fellatio" that's probably actually a good way to remember stuff especially if someone wouldn't be educated (blah numbers) or just forgetful

[@xr6lad]

Mary is magic. I've always loved Roman history but she has such passion and eye for the 'ordinary' she takes a subject to a new level.

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Mary Beard is very in to the humanity of the population. Shore thrives on finding the daily lives of the common people.Dr Beard has been at this for decades yet she always talks to you not at you. Oxford is fortunate to have her on staff.

[@gailhandschuh1138]

I really like Mary Beard , as a historian she is one of the best. She leaves no stone unturned or explained if possible to those of us not highly educated or fortunate enough to be able to travel endlessly in search of answers. It helps that she is a professor of classics for many years.

[@adriennebolles711]

It doesn't matter how long ago, it was I always say a little prayer for them, thinking they choked on ash and felt helpless . they left us so much.

[@hippocritic]

A prayer to who though, the volcano god?

[@oldiron4135]

I bet as the volcano let loose, hot posinious gases, extreme heat would have killed them instantly. Hence why there frozen in those positions. Not cowering on their hands and knees in corners.

[@nullvid]

​@oldiron4135 this. They didnt have long at all

[@pandamusic8373]

this is by far the best, most comprehensive doc on pompeii- mary beard's zest for history is infectious. what an amazing and knowledgeable historian. she is totally candid about the facts. you get real history with her. i would kill to be her student!

[@acavell6184]

It's the budget she was given by the BBC that depends on in part worldwide sales and how much licence payers in the UK ask for history documentaries including her as the presenter

[@dallasgir]

It's been over 10 years since we visited Pompeii. It was fascinating to see in person, but this shows so much more than we could see in just a few hours. I think being able to get a real look behind the scenes like this would be fascinating. I'm shocked that they allowed all those artifacts to be handled with bare hands. Thanks for the inside peek.

[@karentucker2161]

It would be cool to see it in person, but this is pretty cool to at least see it on a video.

[@karentucker2161]

I don't know why they didn't wear gloves....my ocd came out when I seen that. I would wear gloves, not just because of my ocd hut wouldn't want to contaminate the artifacts.

[@kaseyc1350]

My OCD came out when I read your comment.

[@visassess8607]

Not sure where everyone got this idea that old objects require gloves.

[@knpernicanoable]

So crazy into this. I could watch a whole series of this. Pompeii was an incredible place.

[@scorchedrosearts7821]

Am I the only one who's surprised she's allowed to touch all that stuff with her bare hands?

[@jadedoe9966]

No lol

[@foreverdead1248]

Gold is safe to touch bare handed because it never tarnishes. The oils of the skin aren't going to react with the metal like it would on silver.

[@scorchedrosearts7821]

@@foreverdead1248 Ohh, I didn't know that, thank you!

[@Artey86]

@@foreverdead1248 yet she is allowed to touch the silver sestertii with her bare hands also. 11:32

[@beanslife1869]

@@Artey86 true.

[@NekomiSon]

This was emotional for me. That poor woman who was pregnant. She and her husband never got to name their baby, or even see their happy face, or hold them.

[@TheCelticTrio]

She probably didn’t even get to have her baby

[@Hihihihihihi147]

What a wonderful documentary!! I really appreciate how they mostly focused on the lives of the people and their culture and not just their downfall

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Pliny the Elder died here . He was renowned for his eloquence and oratorical skills . His last words can still move us ...even today .. " What the f##k was that ....!?!? "

[@L0j1k]

Yo man you may be interested to know that it is believed Pliny the Elder's skeleton was found in the early 1900s on the shoreline, with jewelry, and that his skull (the only thing that remains) is now in a drawer in an Italian museum.

[@mayu7694]

Been reading this wonderful woman for my bachelor in history classes. She really is someone to admire.

[@--Paws--]

The Roman bath was like an onsen, in Japan. I understand that some parts of the world still have bathhouses like they did in ancient times like Turkey.

[@browniethehusky9402]

well now they are called "spa"

[@20PINKluvr]

And baths weren't the only thing happening in those bathhouses. Some of them were also brothels

[@--Paws--]

@@browniethehusky9402 In context of how it functions the onsen is more like the Roman baths as well as those in Turkey, etc. A spa has certain amenities and have specific features, where as an onsen can be a hotel with a bathhouse or just a bathhouse itself. While a spa can be also part of a hotel yet there is many other things besides the bathhouse.

[@voicefromheaven99]

its is sitt exist in some arab countries like Yemen moroco and syria

[@suhani551]

I am Indian and when I saw the statue and she said it's Indian it gave me a sense of awe and proud that my ancestors had interacted with the great Romans. Love the presenter shes amazing and beautiful 🙏❤

[@AuntieCreed]

This was fascinating! I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Mary Beard is just wonderful.

[@dapdne4916]

Glad Madam Beard cares as much as she obviously does.

[@RoseannMcCabe]

I love how Mary just says it like it is, uncensored lol

[@NoName-gh5mq]

The shiiiit

[@kaseyc1350]

She's got a potty mouth for sure!!

[@shayadayan3343]

I came by here, and had a good fuck! That says it all

[@nadiarossetti9004]

WE " ITALIANS" ARE VERY PROUD OF MARY BREAD!!! SHE IS THE MOST PREPARED BRITISH HISTORIAN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME AND POMPEI.

[@sumguy2581]

Amazing how well preserved everything is. Many towns and cities from that time are just rubble.

[@GFSLombardo]

EXACTLY-The remains ofPompeii survived for centuries UNDER the rubble, as did Herculaneum.

[@jenniferceballos3665]

Volcanic ash that buried Pompeii acted as a time vacuum preventing bacteria to eat away and preserving it

[@edwhatshisname3562]

@@jenniferceballos3665 More like it prevented people from picking apart the structures and using the stone to build other things over the centuries.

[@ginac895]

I would love to have had this lady as a teacher! Her love of history is contagious!

[@judilynn9569]

Having seen, firsthand, the body castings of the people buried in the explosion, I would guess that that gold bangle was actually worn further up the arm, as the people of Pompeii were much smaller than we are today.

[@lenutaionascu9073]

Sodome ,there she is .

[@bevtuft3572]

I thought the same thing, it could have been worn on the upper arm.

[@jamssy3409]

How small were they?

[@borghorsa1902]

@@jamssy3409 The average height of Pompeian women was approximately 1.54 metres and the average height of the men was about 1.64 metres. The average heights that were calculated for the victims from the nearby town of Herculaneum were slightly greater. Height can be used as an indicator of general health and nutritional status.

[@jamssy3409]

@@borghorsa1902 that's really interesting! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@datatwo7405]

I just love these documentaries. Even though this horrible event took place two thousand years ago, she brings us right into it and closes that time gap between us, bringing them alive in ways that we can see we are more the same than different. And for that alone, I am so sad to imagine the horrible fear they must have gone through before they died.

[@kaisanderson9616]

The music that starts at 56:20 and goes through the end credits is HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL.

[@NannyOggins]

Great to have this on KZbin, I’ve seen this on TV but it’s wonderful to be able to see it over again. I’ve been to Pompei and walked or stumbled sound its slippery broken streets but it’s so wonderful to have it explained by a sympathetic expert. Thank you!

[@me-xx2gl]

How dark it must have been. I am in Denver and it was darkened by Mt. Saint Helens when it erupted.

[@SoneBlink]

I like this lady host she's passionate, dynamic but not overly excited or annoying and she knows about the subject. Love this docs.

[@asiatmpo1]

"It's a kind of massage parlor with fringe activities". Bringing history alive!

[@judilynn9569]

I had the honor of visiting the exhibit of artifacts and body castings of Pompeii when it came to Philadelphia's Franklin Institute several years ago. I'd written my midterm paper in college on the eruption back in the 80s, never imagining I'd get to walk amongst the castings 35 years later. it was humbling.

[@davewills148]

She's a wonderful story teller, and that's the one thing i remember at school, the History teachers were always that way, passionate and informed, and its infectious if your a young mind with an interest in the subject.

[@Hihihihihihi147]

14:51 I love how in awe she is while saying that 😂

[@jadedoe9966]

Lol yes ! I had to rewind it !i was like ... did she just say what I think she said ?? Lol

[@cyrillesaura]

Great documentary! Thank you Mary Beard for sharing your passion and knowledge, you are an amazing narrator and host!

[@childofgod4224]

A beautiful and brilliant documentary!! How interesting it is to see how the people of Pompeii lived, and to see that, in the end, it didn't matter who had or had not, they perished together. It was also amazing to see how beautifully things were preserved, from coins, statues, trinkets, and jewelry, all the way down to fecal matter and even eggs.

[@Marianna6843]

As I watch this, I can’t help but think how much this reminds me of growing up in Manhattan in NYC as a kid in the 80s. Everyone and I mean, rich or poor, would take public transportation. You’d see someone with an expensive outfit enter a bus and in the next stop, a homeless man in a wheelchair.

[@elizabethhestevold1340]

Absolutely True, Tired Lady. .🤔🇺🇸🇩🇰🗽📬

[@mikshinee87]

Why would a rich person take public transportation? How strange.

[@Marianna6843]

@@mikshinee87 because that’s the way it was back then because nobody owned cars because it was too inconvenient to have them and taking taxis or trying to take a car through would take a million hours to get two blocks.

[@mikshinee87]

@@Marianna6843 Well, thanks. I'll put it on the "interesting American trivia" shelf in my head.😀 Have a nice Sunday.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

This host is amazing !!! Shes so genuinely excited, and real, it makes this so much better. I've seen quite a few docs about Pompeii. This is by far the best !!! Bravo 👏.

[@Melitoria]

I wish I could've met Mattia when I saw Pompeii.. he would've been one heckuva sensory guide.

[@colinmathura-jeffree9829]

So sad. They were real people...like we are...just so sad.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

(40 minutes in). In order not to confuse the layman watching this, Mary Beard does not mention that the texts of the captions are written in Greek. It means that various nationalities came to that bar. Greek was the lingua franca of the time, like English is today. The layman expects Roman people to speak Latin but they didn't. When Ceasar crossed the Rubicon, he did not say alea iacta est, which is Latin, but quoted a line in Greek that everybody knew from a famous theatre play, like today we know "to be or not to be, that's the question". The latter is recited in English regardless of the language of the speaker.

[@kaseyc1350]

Or like, "cest la vie" ... or "carpe diem" ...

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

@@kaseyc1350 Exactly!

[@melortyzaher1396]

I can't get enough to watch Professor Mary Beard documentaries. Absolutely amazing, hope in the future see more her documentaries. Xxx

[@kindtimetraveler]

Mary Beard is one of the best!!!! 💗💗💗 Love how passionate she is...it’s infectious!!! 😬

[@heatherscancerjourney]

Gorgeous bangle! So crazy to think of who may have worn the jewelry. Very interesting thank you

[@user-hq9wh9hq7n]

Mary is brilliant! . I watch her documentaries over and over. She narrates well, even the background music just creates curiosity and comfort at the same time. Salute professor Beard!

[@warriorfights]

I love the shine in her eyes when she gets hands on history....i want to love my job like she does

[@bebechen3196]

My favorite Mary Beard program! Thxs for posting.

[@meteoman7958]

Mine too. She is brilliant.

[@kevingander]

Stunning, I was riveted, cannot get enough. Opened my eyes!

[@aahpuuh]

possibly one of my favourite documents covering this topic. thank you to everyone involved!

[@derekwordley1837]

I love listening to Mary Beard, she is so enthusiastic and interesting, imaging having a conducted tour with her around Pompeii and Herculaneum.

[@vikicydell4838]

Such sincere enthusiasm! I would love Mary Beard to tell my story.

[@jenniferceballos3665]

Love her passion for history...

[@mamapetillo8675]

Adore Beard. She loves what she covers. I can’t go go, never will. But the way she covers subjects, it’s as close as I’ll ever get. ♥️🌻🐿

[@mikecroly4579]

Thank you Mary Beard and of course ALL the many folk it takes to produce/ share such a wonderful historical film/ study!

[@mariasato2884]

Mary, in front of the tour guide, “This tour is shite and she’s telling lies.” 😂 basically

[@ChocolateMuffin308]

I love her, she's so fun!

[@bobfrog4836]

I've been to many of these places and I can't tell you how many times I'll be reading the placards describing the site and along comes a hurried group of tourists and their guide who proceeds to authoritatively tell them something the opposite of what I am reading!

[@dreamarcher4018]

Well I don’t know about her idea that sex wasn’t any more prolific in Rome back then compared to today. She kind of contradicted herself when she likened Pompeii to a blending of Las Vegas and Brighton. We are in a declining civilization just like Rome was and what a bunch of hedonistic behaviour has been exposed by the media today. I really do think she was bashing the “toxic masculinity” of Rome in a very feminist way. I’m a woman and believe that at least a percentage of women contributed to the hedonistic behaviour of Pompeii as well as today. Although I’m not an historian I do observe human behaviour and I don’t believe for a moment that we have changed that much even in 2000years.

[@carolbowen1693]

@@dreamarcher4018 I was thinking maybe the link was a fertility cult.

[@trattogatto]

@@carolbowen1693 I am astonished she never mentioned Priapo, and she is an historian. That lamp was clearly a representation of Priapo.

[@flyingcloud9253]

This was a fabulous tour of Pompeii, I enjoyed every minute of this video. Thank you!

[@Darrylizer1]

I love Mary Beard's enthusiasm for the subject matter. Her knowledge and personality make this a very enjoyable documentary.

[@iffatmeem756]

I respect this lady. she made this documentary more & more enjoyable.. the way she tells the story is wonderful.

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

I absolutely love this ladies passion she truly brings past lives to life ❤️

[@yamsnmac]

The eruption in Pompeii always gets me. They literally were frozen in time and didn’t see it coming. How quickly your world could just stop

[@oldiron4135]

They knew it was coming. A majority of people left. There is eye witness accounts that have been recorded of the people that left and moved into other cities. Also realize, pompei blew 15 years prior to this one and wiped out half the town. The knew the signs, but chose to stay there anyways. Its all been documented and can be read about. The people left behind was a small fraction of people that lived there, im guessing either to stubborn to leave, just like today or to poor to leave. Im guessing it was a choosen way and they chose to stay.

[@ashlynnk2905]

Shes so happy it makes me feel so warm inside

[@alessandrabellissimo9218]

Thank you!! This is a really good documentary of Pompeji and Prof. Beard is great (as usual)

[@AverageJoe8686]

This is such an amazing documentary, thank you.

[@carolcoates3750]

Thank you so much for a fascinating insight to a subject we know little about.

[@jenniferjohnston4403]

Dame Mary is my favorite! I’m in the middle of binging on all her documentaries. Cheers!!

[@merlinstwin7373]

Wonderfully nuanced glimpse into the lives of Pompeiians, rich and poor. Mary Beard is so good at this!

[@twingzable]

Visited Pompeii ruins in Italy in 2017 it was really amazing to see in person!

[@zeronautin]

I visited Pompeii today and it was amazing. One of the most special places I ever visited.

[@juliehamilton5689]

Beautifully presented with every detail being of great interest in the resurrection of this historical place, which came to life in the minds of those who are able to not only envisage, but also feel what life was like in Pompeii, which, when changing the back drop with the installation of modern gadgets, reveal that very little has changed within the societal structure we live under.

[@Mexirose02]

I loved this analysis overview it was very insightful. I certainly learned a lot. Not only the host is very knowledgeable on the subject matter, but the supporting experts are also. I love it!

[@--Paws--]

46:00 I remember that back then Ethiopia was a like a super power, rubbing elbows with Egypt.

[@KadeejiaDenise]

So I loved this but I have to be honest.. This segment bothered me. To be this into history and not know this is a little ridiculous. To have to ask if he meant Black when he said African and to go to him possibly being a slave even with riches on him is crazy to me. Black people were not all only slaves & having to constantly hear that as a Black person is draining.

[@Oneka47p]

@@KadeejiaDenise I was a little offended at that statement as well. Not all black persons were slaves or were freed slaves. Sigh

[@kaseyc1350]

Don't be so sensitive. You may wanna give him a break if English isn't his first language. Sometimes it's translation or the pressure of trying to find a word without interrupting the flow of speech. We don't know if he feels nerves speaking in front of a camera. Being hyper fixated on people's innocent mistakes will make you nasty and miserable and you'll end up the least tolerant, most bigoted one of all.

[@KadeejiaDenise]

@@kaseyc1350 What are you even talking about? It has nothing to do with being sensitive & they both speak English fine. The issue wasn't even with what he said but her response to what he said & the implication. Seems like you saw the word offended & that meant sensitive to you.

[@justapaxuphere7985]

The paintings "fresco's" that remain are so very similar to the obscure tombs in Egypt from the earliest times. Not only are the geometric patterns on the ceilings almost identical, but the humans are of all ranges of skin color! This guy evidently has never met an Ethiopian lady with fair skin & green eyes. His forte is not cultural anthro.

[@saritaschwedes8393]

she reminds me of phil harding from time team. they both have great enthusiasm for their jobs and the info they are around. 🌸

[@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar]

I saw some of the casts at an exhibition in London when I was a kid during the 1970s. I've been fascinated by Pompeii ever since. Its good to see how they lived, not just how they died. Fantastic 👏

[@eugenebell3166]

Without doubt my favourite historian, knowledgeable and with the knack to make the subject in question; interesting.

[@AverageJoe8686]

10:40 Proof that currency cannot guarantee purchase of survival.

[@Stowneyo]

Unless you own a horse and a boat and got out of town. Or had a bunker

[@Stowneyo]

All things that kinda cost money

[@gen-x_dude]

Unless you are Donald Trump during the first half of 2020

[@themightyparthos]

@@Stowneyo I believe every person other than slave bodyguards and servants was rich, until they stepped into that poorly sealed or too well sealed bunker (died due to asphyxiation or noxious gasses). Newly poor on one side and the rich and their servants and bodyguards on the other.

[@JodiJames]

We all leave here the way we came: naked and alone.

[@mssjami2856]

Best host! Absolutely enjoyed this documentary. I love how enthralled she was and it made it that much more interesting to watch.

[@xxlunaxx4847]

This was such a good documentary. I think I learned more here than any other documentary. Brilliant.

[@joyb2285]

Definitely the best documentary of Pompeii. Thank you!

[@melissacline196]

This was utterly amazing!!!

[@rachelcookson3492]

Fascinating place, and tragically lucky the its been immortalised for generations to study the past. As for its people.....nothing has changed, all throughout history and still today you’re either “a have” or “have not” or somewhere in between. That will never change!

[@d.e.w.8676]

Agreed. Sad.

[@swastikqjana7128]

Surely this is the most informative, thorough documentary about pompei on you tube...❤️❤️❤️

[@bEErADlEEN]

I absolutely love Mary Beard