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The 70s CE: 70–79
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Vespasian founded a new dynasty on military competence after the chaos of 69 CE, and his son Titus finished the Jewish War by besieging Masada. In Italy, Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash so fast that bread was left in the ovens.
Masada fell in 73-74 CE and Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Alice Hoffman's The Dovekeepers imagines the women inside Masada, and Pompeii follows a gladiator racing the eruption. Open the 70s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
9 famous stories set in the 70s CE
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Browse 6 books and 10 movies set in the 70s CE (70–79).
Pompeii
In 79 A.D. Milo a slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As…
Pompeii: The New Revelations
Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a variety of new excavations including two never-before-seen discoveries.
Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.
The Dovekeepers
Over five years in the writing, The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing novel, a tour de force of imagination and research, set in ancient Israel.In 70 C.E., nine hundred Jews held out for…
Pompeii: The Last Day
In 79 AD one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known…
The Last Days of Pompeii
Based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. Set in the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius just before its famous eruption the film begins with Glaucus a Roman legionnaire returning to his home from far-off wars. Upon arriving however…
Up Pompeii
A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero.…
Pompeii
With his trademark elegance and intelligence Robert Harris recreates a world on the brink of disaster.All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas,…
Curse of the Faceless Man
A stone-encrusted body is unearthed at Pompeii and people left alone with it keep dying of crushed skulls...
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