The new six-part series Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome follows international teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire.
Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000-year-old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilisation.
Series One, Episode One: Pompeii
Archaeologists embark on new digs in Pompeii, to unravel the stories of the people that lived and died here.
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They race against the clock to unearth a sacrificial skull, uncover clues from the tomb and mummified body of a curiously wealthy freed slave, and venture into stiflingly narrow tunnels beneath the central bathhouse.
Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome – New series premiere Friday, 12 August at 7.35pm on SBS and On Demand (6 Parts)
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