Around the bay, beneath Vesuvius, past Pompeii. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The HistorianFocus: Ancient Rome & Vesuvius48 km · about 74 min · 13 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Napoli, Naples
The History of Castel Capuano
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Napoli, Naples
The Catastrophic Eruption of Vesuvius Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Napoli, Naples
The Catastrophic Eruption of Vesuvius Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Portici, Naples
The Catastrophic Eruption of Vesuvius Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Torre del Greco, Naples
The Villa of the Papyri
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Torre del Greco, Naples
The Final Mission of Pliny
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Trecase, Naples
The Oplontis Imperial Villa
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Pompei, Naples
The Urban Life of Pompeii Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Castellammare di Stabia, Naples
The Urban Life of Pompeii Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Castellammare di Stabia, Naples
The Urban Life of Pompeii Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Castellammare di Stabia, Naples
The Luxury Villas of Stabiae
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Vico Equense, Naples
Roman Frescoes and Mosaics
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Sant'Agnello, Naples
The Resident of Villa Crawford
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.