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Episode: 1046
Title: The Last Days of Pompeii (2 of 5) - Thrown to the Lions
(adapted from the Edward George Bulwer-Lytton story)
Air Dates: First Run - January 8, 1980
Repeat - July 22, 1980
Plot: Pompeii is hit by an earthquake. Julia conspires with a priest of Isis to put a love spell on Marcus. Marcus instead goes mad with delusion and is later falsely accused of killing the priest's apprentice. Judgement is passed and he is sentenced to be thrown to the lions.
Actors: Russell Horton
Evie Juster
Earl Hammond
Kristoffer Tabori
Velita Gray
Writer: Gerald Keane