POMPEII REVEALED

Everyone knows the story of Pompeii, and many films have been made about this legendary place and its tragic fate. But none describe the long and flourishing history of this ancient and hitherto little-known city. Today, new archaeological excavations are unveiling the final mysteries of Pompeii, and the use of new, high-performance technology is giving us a better insight into the city’s eight centuries of urban evolution. At last, we can reveal how Pompeii, the pride of its builders, developed, from its origins at the end of the seventh century BC until its last years before the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. For the first time, this documentary presents the story of a personified city, to which every viewer will become attached. An epic rather than a tragic story. This isn’t a case of following an archaeological excavation, but letting ourselves be gripped by the power of a great historical fresco. The use of CGI and 3D mapping provides a very clear view of this ancient superstructure, which benefitted from modern amenities and was based on a rational organisation of the urban space. A city that had taken advantage of the Sarno River and access to the Tyrrhenian Sea to become an extremely active port and trading post; a city at the forefront of the arts and the techniques emblematic of the Greco-Roman civilisation; a Roman city in which it was good to live.