A Day in Pompeii, the Day Before the Volcano

What was life like in Pompeii on its last ordinary day? Follow a Roman family through 24 hours before Mount Vesuvius erupted: breakfast in the domus, street food, graffiti, the public baths and dinner, until the volcano changes everything. And the date of the eruption in your history book might be wrong. In this video: daily life in ancient Pompeii, Roman houses and the "cave canem" mosaic, the 11,000 inscriptions on Pompeii's walls, Roman bread, fast food at the thermopolium, Roman children and school, the baths, what Romans ate for dinner, the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD described by Pliny the Younger, and the debate over whether it happened in August or October. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Pompeii's last ordinary morning 0:26 Inside a Roman house 1:14 Streets, graffiti and Roman fast food 2:17 Roman children and school 2:43 The public baths 3:10 Dinner, Roman style 3:36 The eruption and the mystery of the date 💬 Would you have left Pompeii in time? Tell us below. 🔔 Subscribe for the next episode. #pompeii #history #ancientrome