12K views · 273 reactions | Many of us are familiar with the final days of Pompeii and how it became to be perfectly preserved following a devastating volcanic eruption. But what about it's beginnings? | Odyssey - Ancient History | Facebook

3.9K views · 155 reactions | The Egypt of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings was an empire of indomitable might. Yet around 800 BC, the impossible happened. Kush, a subject kingdom from the south, rose up, conquered Egypt, enthroned his own Pharaohs and ruled for nearly one hundred years. Rise of the Black Pharaohs, Thursday at 7.30pm AEST. | HISTORY | Facebook

8.4K views · 178 reactions | The reason that Pompeii was so different from other volcano eruptions was due to its pyroclastic surge which led to people trying to cover their faces to escape from the heat, to no avail, leading to the poses of the infamous 'sleeping dead'. | Odyssey - Ancient History | Facebook