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The Lost World of Pompeii

2002 Excavations (Archaeology)
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Release : 2002
Genre : Excavations (Archaeology)
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Book Rating : 873/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Lost World of Pompeii by : Colin Amery

Download or read book The Lost World of Pompeii written by Colin Amery. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Richly illustrated with historical images and new images of the site by acclaimed photographer Chris Caldicott, The Lost World of Pompeii tells the fascinating story of the ghosts of a bygone era raised from the ashes."--BOOK JACKET.

Secrets of Pompeii

2009 Art
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Release : 2009
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 418/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Secrets of Pompeii by : Emidio De Albentiis

Download or read book Secrets of Pompeii written by Emidio De Albentiis. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, frozen in time following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79, have provided invaluable evidence of daily life, not only in Rome's provinces, but in its larger urban centers as well. This book provides a fascinating look at how ancient Romans interacted in their public squares and marketplaces, how they worshipped, decorated their homes, and spent their leisure time--at the theater, in the gymnasium, and in the baths and brothels. Illustrated with photographs of architectural remains and exquisite details from a range of ancient artworks, including wall paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and carved reliefs, the book offers a glimpse into a lost world.

The World of Pompeii

2009-06-02 History
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Release : 2009-06-02
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 748/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The World of Pompeii by : Pedar Foss

Download or read book The World of Pompeii written by Pedar Foss. This book was released on 2009-06-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all embracing survey of Pompeii provides the most comprehensive survey of the region available. With contributions by well-known experts in the field, this book studies not only Pompeii, but also – for the first time – the buried surrounding cities of Campania. The World of Pompeii includes the latest understanding of the region, based on the up-to-date findings of recent archaeological work. Accompanied by a CD with the most detailed map of Pompeii so far, this book is instrumental in studying the city in the ancient world and is an excellent source book for students of this fascinating and tragic geographic region.

The Fires of Vesuvius

2010-04-30 History
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Release : 2010-04-30
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Fires of Vesuvius by : Mary Beard

Download or read book The Fires of Vesuvius written by Mary Beard. This book was released on 2010-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history, from the sixth century BCE to the present day. Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of the story. In The Fires of Vesuvius, acclaimed historian Mary Beard makes sense of the remains. She explores what kind of town it was—more like Calcutta or the Costa del Sol?—and what it can tell us about “ordinary” life there. From sex to politics, food to religion, slavery to literacy, Beard offers us the big picture even as she takes us close enough to the past to smell the bad breath and see the intestinal tapeworms of the inhabitants of the lost city. She resurrects the Temple of Isis as a testament to ancient multiculturalism. At the Suburban Baths we go from communal bathing to hygiene to erotica. Recently, Pompeii has been a focus of pleasure and loss: from Pink Floyd’s memorable rock concert to Primo Levi’s elegy on the victims. But Pompeii still does not give up its secrets quite as easily as it may seem. This book shows us how much more and less there is to Pompeii than a city frozen in time as it went about its business on 24 August 79.

Pompeii

2013-12-17 History
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Release : 2013-12-17
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Pompeii by : Alex Butterworth

Download or read book Pompeii written by Alex Butterworth. This book was released on 2013-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Please note that this ebook does not contain the photo insert that appears in the print book.*** The ash of Mt. Vesuvius preserves a living record of the complex and exhilarating society it instantly obliterated two thousand years ago. In this highly readable, lavishly illustrated book, Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence marshal cutting-edge archaeological reconstructions and a vibrant historical tradition dating to Pliny and Tacitus; they present a richly textured portrait of a society not altogether unlike ours, composed of individuals ordinary and extraordinary who pursued commerce, politics, family and pleasure in the shadow of a killer volcano. Deeply resonant in a world still at the mercy of natural disaster, Pompeii recreates life as experienced in the city, and those frantic, awful hours in AD 79 that wiped the bustling city from the face of the earth.

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