UC s Pompeii Research Highlighted on National Geographic

University of Cincinnati Classics Professor Steven Ellis and his team of researchers were featured on the

National Geographic Channel in the series “When Rome Ruled.”

Eight one-hour episodes about Roman history originally aired the week of Dec. 12. Ellis and his excavations in Pompeii were the topic of Monday night’s episode. The series will re-air in January.

For more than a decade, Ellis has been studying Pompeii, the ancient Roman site where a volcano eruption buried the entire city in 79 AD. In the episode, he will walk through his main digging area,

Porta Stabia

, and discuss various artifacts and discoveries about ancient urban life.

In the

trailer

, Ellis is featured at the 45-second spot. For more information about “When Rome Ruled” and when it will re-air, visit the

National Geographic website

.

Rome Unwrapped Promo HD from Atlantic Productions on Vimeo.

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