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This new series 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

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    Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 6 - Pompeii's Lost Twin: Herculaneum
    8.1/10(38 votes)

    #1 - Pompeii's Lost Twin: Herculaneum

    S1:E6

    The deadly volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii in AD79 also claimed another victim: Herculaneum. Positioned closer to the Vesuvius crater, this seaside town was covered in ash five times as thick as Pompeii, yet miraculously is even better preserved. Now, the discovery of an intact skeleton here, the first excavated in 25 years, helps investigators piece together the final hours of Herculaneum and unravel why Vesuvius stuck so violently here.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 2 - Pompeii's Forgotten Victims
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Pompeii's Forgotten Victims

    S2:E2

    In 79 AD, the eruption of a nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, buried Pompeii in millions of tonnes of ash and debris. Now, archaeologists are working to uncover the dark side of this idyllic Roman city by finding the room of an enslaved person.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 6 - Battles on Rome's Frontier
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Battles on Rome's Frontier

    S2:E6

    Archaeologists are excavating the vast frontier of the Roman Empire, investigating the battle to keep it safe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 5 - Rome's Desert Cities
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Rome's Desert Cities

    S2:E5

    Archaeologists excavate a buried city in Jordan, dive to a sunken temple in Italy, and explore Petra to shed new light on how Rome conquered the east.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 3 - Secrets of the Colosseum
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Secrets of the Colosseum

    S1:E3

    How did the Colosseum - an arena for bloody gladiatorial battles - become the greatest symbol of the Roman Empire? Archaeologists venture into the Colosseum’s ruins, and launch digs across the Empire, to hunt for clues. As teams descend into hidden tunnels and unearth long-lost amphitheaters in Tuscany and Britain, they piece together the surprising truth about Rome’s iconic Colosseum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 4 - Nero's Lost Palace
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Nero's Lost Palace

    S1:E4

    Buried beneath Rome lies a forgotten treasure: the Golden House - a vast palace built in the first century AD. It was the most extravagant construction in the history of Rome. Why was it buried? And what can its fate reveal about its builder – Rome’s most notorious emperor – Nero? As experts race to save the remains of the Golden House, archaeologists uncover new clues to its fate and its connection to Nero’s reputation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 5 - Secrets of Rome's Great Wall
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #7 - Secrets of Rome's Great Wall

    S1:E5

    Hadrian’s Wall is the biggest structure the Romans ever built. Stretching 73 miles across Britain, it once defined the northern edge of the greatest empire the world had seen. Now experts investigate the Wall, its forts, gatehouses and garrison towns, to reveal how civilisation and culture grew on Rome’s wild frontier. Their surprising discoveries show what life – and death - were like on the dynamic and ever-changing edge of empire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 1 - Hidden Secrets of Pompeii
    7.5/10(58 votes)

    #8 - Hidden Secrets of Pompeii

    S1:E1

    Archaeologists embark on new digs in Pompeii, to unravel the stories of the people that lived and died here. 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 3 - Nero's Lost Megastructures
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Nero's Lost Megastructures

    S2:E3

    Archaeologists reveal the stunning new discovery of a Nero megastructure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 4 - Lost Ships of Rome
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Lost Ships of Rome

    S2:E4

    New discoveries uncover how the Romans ruled the seas for four centuries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 1 Episode 2 - Rome's Sunken Secrets
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Rome's Sunken Secrets

    S1:E2

    How did Rome rise to dominate so much of the ancient world? Off the coast of Sicily, investigators discover traces of a crucial naval battle. Using divers, an underwater robot and a crane, they haul a long lost battleship relic to the surface. In Terracina, south of Rome, a team of archaeologists dig inside an ancient mountaintop temple, and in Carthage, Tunisia, clues reveal how one deadly rivalry tilted the scales of power in favour of Rome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lost Treasures of Rome Season 2 Episode 1 - Gladiators of the Lost Colosseum
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Gladiators of the Lost Colosseum

    S2:E1

    To understand who the gladiators were and to discover the secret of their appeal, archaeologists scale the façade of Rome's famous Colosseum, decipher warrior tombstones and unearth an extraordinary lost amphitheatre in Turkey.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Pompeii's Lost Twin: Herculaneum" is the best rated episode of "Lost Treasures of Rome". It scored 8.1/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/1/2022. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pompeii's Forgotten Victims".