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Mary Beard on Pompeii's Showiest Family
Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week
English - November 07, 2016 17:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 31 ratingsTV & Film wildlife monkeys jungle baboons birds goshawk photography high speed photography fish leopards Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Valentes were a wealthy family in Pompeii that used lavish, high-end parties to gain political clout. Classicist Mary Beard walks us through the remains of their opulent home and imagines what an evening in their company would be like.