How ancient Pompeii was rediscovered Historian Jess Venner explains how the ancient Roman city was ‘lost’ – and found again centuries later The buried Roman city of Pompeii was ‘discovered’ in the 16th century, but was it ever lost? In this penultimate episode of our four-part series, Kev Lochun speaks with historian Dr Jess Venner about the years between destruction and excavation. How did the be...