61. New Discoveries in Ancient Pompeii
Untold Italy travel podcast
Katy Clarke
4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Pompeii is one of the world's most fascinating archaeological sites but what many people don't know is that new discoveries are made every year that give us clues into what life was like back in 79AD when Mount Vesuvius exploded. The devastating impact of the volcano was felt for miles beyond the current site and recently ruins have been uncovered as far south as Positano on the Amalfi Coast.
Join us as we chat with art historian Danielle Oteri about the Ancient Roman sites you can visit in the area around Pompeii. From sumptuous villas with vibrant frescoes and even an underwater site you can swim through, there is much to be excited about in old Pompeii.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 61. |
| 0:11.8 | Ciao and Benvenuti to Untold Italy. I'm Josie. And I'm Katie and we're here to help you plan |
| 0:17.5 | your trip to Italy. Between us, we have many years of travel experience and we want to |
| 0:22.3 | help you uncover your own, as yet untold stories and adventures in Italy. Each episode, you'll hear |
| 0:28.2 | practical advice, tips and ideas to help you plan your own trips to the magical land of history, |
| 0:33.3 | stunning landscapes and a whole lot of pasta. We'll have interviews from experts and focus on local destinations |
| 0:39.4 | and frequently ask questions about travel in Italy. |
| 0:43.0 | Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to our show. |
| 0:46.1 | Now let's get started on your regular dose of Bale Italia. Hi everyone. |
| 1:01.0 | This is Katie here with another exciting week of Untold Italy. |
| 1:06.9 | Today we are taking a trip to a place that has captured the imaginations of so many people over the centuries. |
| 1:14.4 | It's the lost city of Pompeii, destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. |
| 1:20.2 | Many of us have visited this site or definitely planned to, but what you may not know is that the area Vesuvius destroyed extended many |
| 1:28.8 | kilometres down the Amalfi coast and the surrounding area. And now this is the scene of new |
| 1:34.4 | and exciting developments and discoveries that really appeal to me as a bona fide history nerd, |
| 1:40.2 | and I'm sure many of you are listeners who have asked for an episode on Pompeii. |
| 1:45.6 | What's happening in this area is that technology and history are now combining to help |
| 1:50.4 | expand our understanding of how people lived in the first century AD and what happened |
| 1:55.5 | when Vesuvius exploded. So I asked my friend Danielle Oterrey from Feast on History back onto the show to tell us about |
| 2:03.1 | the new exhibits and sites you can visit if you're in the Campania region, Naples or the Amalfi |
| 2:08.6 | coast. If you've been listening to Untold Italy for a while, you may remember Danielle from |
| 2:13.7 | previous episodes about Naples and the Chelento coast. |
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