The Last Days of Pompeii: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This costume series portrays aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the earth. The main characters include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe and their secret leader Olinthus.

Series details

• Title: The Last Days of Pompeii
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1984-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 240 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20553
• IMDb ID: tt0086746
• TVDB ID: 254155

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-05-06; final listed air date 1984-05-08; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Last Days of Pompeii on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.