Who Were The Preserved Victims Found In Pompeii? | Pompeii with Mary Beard | Odyssey

The destruction of Pompeii came at the hands of 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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[@ladyzapzap9514]

Mary Beard is the history professor we all wish we had.

[@jeanstran]

we have her now!

[@robertafierro5592]

She's a Rock Star, alright!

[@bwktlcn]

I’d love to just sit down and listen to her talk, and I’m almost 60. To have her as a teacher back when I was in college?! I would have been over the moon. I’d probably have spent my life cleaning dirt off of pot shards, and likely have been much happier.

[@ramlahibrahim9252]

what do the various bones means?

[@candykane4271]

I had a good one…it’s why I’m here, sparked the interest for a lifetime.

[@heathermiller469]

Mary Beard shows so much excitement while she talks, she's not just spewing facts for a documentary. You can tell she genuinely loves the subject, this is what makes me excited to watch her. She's what every teacher should be like in a classroom.

[@holeshothunter5544]

yeah, bias.

[@benguamralatifa7952]

Indeed.She is absolutely amazing.I never miss her videos.

[@LolaOpheliac]

@@holeshothunter5544 you're such an embarrassment

[@LClarke]

It's a shame that she is so embarrassingly puritanical.

[@ramlahibrahim9252]

what do the various bones means?

[@henrifischer1119]

9:35 If I were Mary, touching those ancient jewels, that for me would be one of the highlights of my life. To be that close to a person who lived so long ago and marveled at the same object must feel really special.

[@squee599]

I agree! I once stood in front of original sketches by Michelangelo whom I greatly admire and it really struck me that the actual man had held this piece of paper hundreds of years ago and now I was gazing upon it. Awe inspiring.

[@meganjolley9954]

Mary could make a documentary about paint drying interesting.

[@iamnotu79]

…so agree!! Ahaha

[@travanderson373]

Mee too

[@stephenbiggins9114]

I bet if you annalized paint drying down to the specific microscopic and chemical processes it could be quite interesting🤔.

[@loganstroganoff1284]

No she couldn't

[@macjames3289]

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[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

The way Dame Mary Beard doesn't shy away from analyzing anything is quite admirable.

[@Thebes77777]

Yes, Mary Beard and Andrew Wallace-Hadrim are two of the best historical narrators I've seen in a very long time.

[@appalachian420grower5]

These documentaries are so in depth but they're not just robots spitting info at you it feels personal and more human and I love it

[@OdeInWessex]

As with all of Mary's documentaries, I sat absolutely absorbed for an hour without noticing the time wizzing by. Wonderful historian and a wonderful storyteller, as are all the best historians.

[@Thebes77777]

I absolutely love the Ancient Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, I have never been to either of them, yet it is documentaries like this that take me many steps towards feeling like I actually "have" been there. Thank you.

[@kayfitzgerald309]

Same here!! Wish I had the funds to go!😊

[@jacquelinemurthwaite8603]

History was my favourite subject at school and still is, how I would love to spend a day with Mary. Lucky students.

[@loricarter2394]

I would have absolutely adored history if I’d had a teacher like Mary Beard, she seems to be able to make mostly anything super interesting lol. She can read my grocery list sound interesting.

[@tlims6401]

😄😆😁😁

[@hjhj742]

Excuses

[@theaxe6198]

Her writing is so accessible.

[@redmi9834]

We had one in our school who was the RI teacher. She was near retirement, but when she told those Old Testament Bible stories she really made them come alive. We were on the edge of chairs and looking forward to the next class with her. 'Long dead now but not forgotten by me and many others perhaps. That was one wonderful school. I wept so much the day I walked out of that school gate for the last time.

[@saragrant9749]

I was gifted with a history professor in college- taking just a required history class for my major (every major has those same “must take basic core classes) who was just like this. He taught me to love history and helped me become a registered historian.

[@Deedeevenice]

Because of watching her documentaries, I have been to both Herculaneum and Pompeii! Once is not enough ! I learnt more history from her than in school!

[@ricrussell4413]

I’ve always been fascinated with this part of history..normal lives living , cooking, gardening giving birth…

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

I wish Mary would make a million documentaries!

[@johncooper3636]

Hear, hear!!!

[@feliciaalbanese3338]

She is wonderful at storytelling

[@robertauld1334]

She is outstanding..

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

True, but she’s a chair of Classics at Cambridge - she still needs to teach, write, research, etcetera - the real stuff that historians have to do to further the field/get paid.

[@iknobetter5961]

Yeah she gets to the shit

[@MsBackstager]

Pompeii has held a fascination of mine for years.

[@kayfitzgerald309]

Me too 😊 if I believed in reincarnation, I might believe I lived there!!!😮

[@fluffygutts2240]

I used to work in a museum many years ago. I worked closely with the curator and Mary reminds me so much of her. The curator sadly passed away and I still miss her every day, watching this and being reminded of my old friend is wonderful. I do enjoy watching Mary

[@NickVenture1]

For some slavery was a kind of Greencard to Roman citizenship and not just freedom. An interesting subject to explore far more.

[@terribarrett9381]

I love to see ancient Rome through Mary Beard's eyes. The awe, the respect, the excitement of seeing those people who lived 2K years ago and were the rulers of the known world! I wish I could have the privilege of attending one of her classes. Thank you Mary for allowing me to see the Roman culture through your eyes....it is a gift.

[@jefferyindorf699]

You do have the privilege of attending her lectures, this is for all intents, and purposes, this is one of her lectures.

[@ekim000]

'Like a cross between Las Vegas and Brighton.' I will never think of Pompeii, Las Vegas or Brighton the same again!

[@patriciapalmer1377]

40 years ago, I read a yellowed volume, translated from Italian to Greek to English called A Day In The Life Of A Roman. It wasn't the later book of the same name which was pale in comparison but thick with a copperplate title page and tissue overlay. A great deal about the various translations, author, biography, credentials, footnotes in the back, reference material, however, beautifuly written, rich with detail, and long, interesting, descriptive passages You could smell the smells and at least 3 interesting chapters were nightime in Rome. What the varying people did from early evening on. It was 75 years old when I read it and it belonged to a chum's mother in England. I still rememember it vividly. Everything Mary has shown in past videos and much more in vivid detail.

[@bethewish]

Hi id LOVE to read the book your talking about but its not coming up on google. Any chance you have the authors name and a date from when this book was published and translated? Thanks so much!!

[@TarpeianRock]

Probably Jerome Carcopino ‘s La vie quotidienne à Rome. Daily life in Rome. Original French but many translations.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

I thought there was a French translation, after posting, and wasn't completely sure of it. Thank you. It was sold to a dealer and I'd often thought about asking her to look up the title for me in the old library inventory and kept forgetting to.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

@@bethewish see note appended from Michael Kerger regarding same. Good luck ~ Pat

[@HoveySmith]

Having been to Pompeii, I much appreciated this documentary and the chance to view some of the more spectacular finds which were not on display at the site. The cellar she described had not been discovered at the time of my visit, and her examination of these remains was very revealing. One thing omitted was the making and selling of the city's most in-demand product, garum, a sauce made from fermented fish, that was exported throughout the Roman world. I much enjoyed her dialogue and insights into this dramatic event. Nature is neither kind or unkind, but such events can and will happen again in volcanic areas throughout the world. In the geologic record, there have been volcanic events that have been much larger in scale than the eruption at Pompeii with ash flows covering hundreds of square miles and impacting much larger areas with world-wide consequences.

[@eldermillennial8330]

Sigh. I missed my chance to see it because I caught a bad cold just before our journey to Italy and was just TOO tired to go. The plane ride in particular kicked my butt, as my cold clogged ears just wouldn’t fully POP! Having narrow Eustachian tubes and sinuses didn’t help, to say the least. I was deaf and delirious for half the flight until one ear managed to slowly squeeze out most of the pressure, but the other never gave way fully until we landed. Sigh.

[@flowerchild777]

@@eldermillennial8330 I'm sorry for your loss

[@OceanSwimmer]

Mary discusses garum --- it's manufacture, export, and use during ancient Roman times. It's in another video.

[@abdulbinlatik2052]

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[@OdeInWessex]

@Catatan Info Nope. What we know about the Universe is far more interesting than ancient and unprovable origin myths kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHTce4Vnab56r9E

[@pmhernane3903]

There's something in her that makes me want to watch or listen to an almost hour-long documentary 😄 Kudos to the team as well, those shots are great 💕

[@user-hq9wh9hq7n]

I do. I put her doccies on and listen to it for background "noise"

[@anitask9]

I absolutely love Mary Beard, such an amazing story teller and the amount of knowledge she has is incredible ❤ such a treat to listen

[@billbedworth4713]

Just as it was Plinney

[@Draculady123]

I love how Mary touches these antiquities, without gloves, and just beams about it. I would love to do that. It's amazing to me to think that you could wear something so incredibly old and be connected to someone from that time.

[@melissasaint3283]

I imagine she has to clean her hands in a specific way beforehand to avoid leaving oils on the antiquities

[@NicoleCzarnecki]

@@melissasaint3283, she probably also had to use a special powder on her hands; and she did mention that she was not allowed to wear some of the jewelry.

[@eugenebell3166]

Another astonishing documentary by Mary Beard. Straight to the point, no text book clichés kept me interested from start to finish, and wanting more.

[@ramlahibrahim9252]

what do the various bones mean?

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

I love her right to the point approach. No filter or beating around the bush. Mary's a gem.

[@tricivenola8164]

AAaugh!! Another fabulous documentary by Mary Beard who literally takes us into the past. I love these! Thank you, Mary Beard!!

[@ssoozee]

Wonderful Mary, with the face of an angel, breezily talking about phallic wall impressions, prostitution and sewer remnants, only makes me love her more.This is such a remarkable compilation of information, and, of course, Mary brings everything to life.

[@CharlotteThe1AndOnly]

I had a history teacher my freshman year of highschool, she was almost as enthusiastic as the lady and I loved her class so much!!!

[@redfarmer352]

It is joy to listen bright and beautiful historian women Mary beard. 💐

[@reymunoz5897]

We visited Pompeii earlier this month and it was spectacular. I couldn’t help but feel somehow connected to this place.

[@skontheroad]

We were just out for a dinner as a family discussing our trip to Pompeii and our visit to the brothel! It was only 6 years ago but the kids were 12-16 yrs of age, so their memories differ. We always laugh at how my youngest looked around and said, "Oh! These must have been their offices, right?" 😂😂😂 She was kind of right!

[@PC-Phobic-Jean-Rene]

Children, --- sweet innocence!

[@moorek1967]

You took your kids to a brothel to look at porn?

[@DontThinkso-kb9tc]

The daily grind lol

[@sebastiank9175]

I never have Roman History classes at school and only through personal interest that I have read about Roman History , this documentary really open up my eyes about how the Roman live , this documentary is so in depth and extremely resourceful and educational.

[@marieantoinettev712]

There were no Romana as Roman’s, there were a lot of Arab “Romans” in there from what I saw here in the drawing and at the museum working in military, art craft, pottery, trade and politics. Ex: Cesare Philip the Arabian

[@flamingosaregreat]

I think this maybe the most interesting and fabulous documentary I've ever watched.

[@InFltSvc]

I wish I had this wonderful lady as my teacher here in America.. I could listen to her all day and just soak it all up. She definitely has the gift to teach … if you are one of the lucky ones to spend time with her even for five minutes, treasure it ….

[@stevenobrien557]

She hates America and said you deserved 9/11.

[@michaelstearnesstearnes1498]

I often wonder how different my life would have been if I were fortunate to have had a teacher like Mary Beard.

[@InFltSvc]

@@michaelstearnesstearnes1498 Yes she is an amazing lady that can easily be related to that one can learn so much from her. But I bet she would say to me, it’s never too late to learn and that is why I soak all her work up as I can as well as others like her.

[@DontThinkso-kb9tc]

I had many teachers like her in America. You just don't find em much these days because colleges turn everyone into brainwashed liberal dolts.

[@ElianaBenador]

Poignant. Human. Brilliant. Dream filled. Thank you for making History so present to us.

[@167curly]

It shows what a great social leveler death in calamity is. An interesting tour of Pompeii, and Herculaneum. Thank you.

[@madelynterreri2834]

So interesting how she makes ancient Pompeii 79 ad come to life and before that. Love her walking around through the artwork the people and how they lived. Fantastic

[@toomanythings]

In my dream life I am in Mary's classes at Cambridge. If you are or have been one of her students, I so envy you! Profs with a passion are the best

[@howardkoor9365]

Mary is a wonderful speaker

[@absinthexiii4376]

Bless you for using words that allow us to connect with our ancestors in a funny and familiar way (willies😂). Absolutely loved this documentary and found it fascinating. Also, I will never complain about bread again! So happy to not have bits of millstone mixed into the crumb of my loaf.

[@Textile_Courtesan]

Great presentation as always. Mary can really bring life with her readings of epitaphs.

[@roadsectoradventures]

Facts

[@eleusis7778]

indeed

[@fisterwilson6528]

She is a historically adorable

[@kevinkimmel7685]

These areas look so immaculate. Are you saying that is was all filled with ash and that it was all removed? That seems almost an impossible task to accomplish. Hats off to the crews that did a fantastic job!!!

[@juliechi6166]

Just finished Prof. Beard's book SPQR....awesome read. Informative and accessible.

[@PLuMUK54]

It's on my "to be read" list. Moving it up to the top now.

[@theaxe6198]

Read Fires of Vesuvius. So good

[@aertoncalaca]

Watching something narrated by Mary Beard or David Attenborough is like being taken there. Two WONDERFUL professionals.

[@joehoy9242]

See also : James Burke.

[@oopsjazz]

Meryl Beard is one of my biggest favorites

[@andrewdaley5480]

Mary. 😁

[@jadranstojadinovic8844]

Mary Beard, as usual in her books and documentaries, makes alive all circumstances how the Romans were living in that ancient times. I always enjoy drive back in ancient time listening her again and again!

[@tamsenroberts7201]

Thank you Mary Beard for making history come alive literally!! You are BRILLIANT!! Love and great respect to you!!! Tamsen Roberts in Riverside California...

[@kamihi]

I can't get enough of Mary Beard's books and documentaries!!! I wish she could be cloned!!

[@LoisThiessen]

I love history and am very happy you are sharing this information with us. I prefer visiting through your videos to treading these amazing paths.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Mary's eyes were like a kid's on Christmas morn when she tried on the bracelet! Her enthusiasm is endearing, and it's good to know she's retained it after three decades of being a Don at Oxford (Doness?) It really helps me to feel I'm there. "Dry old academic" would not be my description.

[@treadlightlyorelse849]

I got to admit I'm getting such giggles listening to ms. Beard cussing through out this documentary. I'm enjoying it 😂😂😂😂

[@christophertaylor1882]

I'd love to see a follow up where they do the facial reconstruction of some of these people, or even more interestingly a DNA check on them to see relations. Macabre, but very very interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed this episode!

[@zaiyanakarim4594]

I’m obsessed with watching these !!

[@Kaas84NL]

Me too

[@sarahmaisey9049]

Me too!

[@shirleycorkrum9871]

Me to

[@martiwilliams4592]

Me too!!!!

[@asiatmpo1]

I lost it, when she made a grimace while suggesting the bath house was a type of massage parlor with fringe activities! She is great by the way!

[@DjangoDjuice]

What an incredibly in-depth entertaining lesson on a dark piece of Roman history. Thank you, Mary.

[@cruisepaige]

Seeing my two favorite UK tv Roman archaeologists/historians together is such a treat.

[@nuncaestarde5911]

I am absolutely thrilled by this broadcast!! Awesomely produced and narrated!! Roman history is absolutely fascinating!! Thanks a million !

[@onhis_mark3639]

1a

[@rachelhenderson2688]

Especially when told by the wonderful Mary Beard. I could listen to her all day!

[@caydenhoward273]

Mary Beard and Joanne Fletcher NEED to an episode together!! This does seem top be a re-upload though.

[@Rebekahlow]

Fantastic documentary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary is spectacular!!! More teachers could benefit from watching her.History is not boring! She proves it!!! Love from Vermont

[@Fush1234]

Such a great presenter… very good.

[@lostammo9026]

Yes she is i like her and Rick Steve's

[@davidfox1895]

Mary you have given us a fascinating appraisal of post 79 BC in Pompeii Your presentation makes learning history a pleasure Thank you

[@felipericketts]

Things change all of the time but the fundamentals remain. That is how come we can relate to, feel perhaps, what these people might have felt. They were human beings, just as we are, though we now have smart phones. Thanks for this story! 🙂

[@joeortiz3455]

Thank you Mary, what a great lesson ! Told extremely well!

[@apkelly01]

I really enjoyed this, thank you very much ❤

[@helenawarsinnak]

I would have loved to be one of her students!! She makes learning about history so extremely fascinating and so truly enjoyable!!

[@RioBahiaWilliams]

Such a wonderful lesson, not just in Pompeii, but in humanity and compassion which oftentimes seems to be missing from our ancient history...

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you Mary for this marvellous and fascinating history of the rich and poor of Pompeii. Xx

[@jimgraham6722]

Thank you The story of Pompeii is totally evocative and moving. I find it fascinating and have travelled half way around the world a number of times to visit this beautiful part of the world.

[@GlenFordEngland]

Mary Beard is the Boss !

[@masumrana6469]

The mind-blowing lifestyle they experienced. It is amazing absolutely!!!!

[@anjou6497]

Very special presentation about a very special place, thank you Mary. 🌱💜

[@melissabruner1224]

I cant help but like this lovely narrator. ❤

[@MisHistoriasdelAlma]

Me encantó este bellísimo trabajo de investigación de la profesora Mary. A cada cierto tiempo es increíble la cantidad de cosas que se descubren y que nos ayudan a entender mejor esta sociedad romana de Miles de años atrás. Grande aprendizaje!!

[@pfskn8567]

Thank you very much for details, Pompeii has fascinated since1953 when Master Crotty told of the fate of Pompeii. I visited London in 1976 to see the Pompeii exhibition , visited Pompeii in 1981 after the earthquake, and was disappointing, but I was fascinated by the pedestrian crossing, the one way traffic and the lead pipes supplying hot water from Vasuvias. I had a morbid curiosity about a place that stopped living 2000 years which lived much like Los Vagus is living today.

[@blacksheep2092]

I just adore Mary bread such a amazing passion for history

[@marthavillegas6250]

Thank you professor, great lesson! 💐

[@NelsonClick]

What a thorough and fearless scholar. I trust her objectivity and interpretations.

[@DBEdwards]

Beautiful. Perceptive and even funny. Lovely jewelry episode! Enjoyed this terribly. Pretty good nick!

[@aleccap5946]

Herculaneum much smaller hardly ever mentioned suffered very much the same fate, with so much to be uncovered at both sites these stories have always held a place in my heart

[@Chard-O]

This brilliant woman is an absolute treasure. I am completely addicted to these videos. I just wish I were intelligent enough to attend Cambridge and enlist in her classes.

[@annwlodarczyk8195]

I love Mary Beard's Documentaries!

[@barbaracreel2777]

I love her accent.

[@dianejohnston3733]

Everything that everyone else has said - Fantastic Stuff!!!!!! Thank You

[@amandapittar9398]

I had a History Professor like her called Judith Hook. She was one of two awesome history lecturers at Aberdeen University in the 1980s. Really inspiring. Judith Hook unfortunately died between my 3rd & 4th years, in her early 40s, far, far too young. It devastated me. Read her books. She was a complex, intelligent, generous human being. She got the best out of you.

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Mary is flipping awesome. Thanks for sharing this documentary.🙂🐿❤️

[@oobrocks]

She's very wise to figure out what the nos. Meant. Bravo!

[@juanzulu1318]

What a catching and sympathetic person Mary is. 👍

[@julietteyork6293]

I’m surprised (shocked) they aren’t handling the remains and artifacts with gloves.

[@christophermcclure4622]

Thank you for this education on ancient Rome. I am greatful for the education as well as the entertainment I extracted for the series.

[@liamli2496]

Great film you made! I learnt a lot of Roman history two millennia ago. Interesting and knowledgeable. Subscribed straight away thank you Marry

[@serenity6415]

You'll never her thinking it's exciting. That's why she's such an amazing history teacher. Her passion is genuine and infectious, even if the subject doesn't normally interest you

[@morenofranco9235]

I love Prof. Beard. She invigorates history.

[@baire702]

Yes, I agree it is exciting! Well done Mary!

[@gabriellawilliams6866]

I wish I had of discovered your docs before I visited these amazing places!

[@marcerasmus3745]

Brilliant insight, thanks so much for making this documentary...so interesting to hear your reasoning. Id like to go back in time and have you as my history teacher🙏😁

[@susanwilson3594]

Wonderfully fascinating, as always clear. Thank you, Mary

[@rosealiceicarro]

One thing I learned, when you die, all are equal and you won't take anything with you, not coins, gold, etc

[@travanderson373]

She's handled every bit of antiquity with such professional grace,,God save the Queen, and God save Mary Beard,the perfect vessel for conveying knowledge! Thank you

[@kevinreay1510]

What on earth has the queen got to do with it. You sycophant.

[@travanderson373]

@@kevinreay1510 I'm talking about Mary beard she makes documentaries interesting

[@travanderson373]

@@kevinreay1510 do you even know what that word means?

[@kevinreay1510]

@@travanderson373 I know exactly what it means, thanks for asking. You are not referring to Mary Beard (singular) you are referring to Mary and the Queen (plural) The clue is in the word 'and' which indicates you are talking about more than one subject (Mary and the Queen) There was no need for you to shoehorn your sycophancy into this comment. You chose to do so. There is no God (in my view) and if there was I wouldn't be asking him to save the Queen.

[@travanderson373]

@@kevinreay1510 it's really not that deep dude I just enjoyed the documentary.

[@marywheeler8724]

Absolutely riveting! Beautifully presented!

[@federicomaisch8019]

Marvelous documentary! Thank you for sharing