The Complete Pompeii
Published on 1. October 2007
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-500-05150-4 (ISBN)
Description
This profusely illustrated volume, the latest instalment in Thames & Hudson's bestselling Complete series, is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative account of the most important archaeological site in the world. Nine chapters cover the rise and fall of Pompeii and all aspects of its life, including reconstructions of the daily lives of the town's inhabitants, the dramatic story of Pompeii's destruction through the words of Roman writers and the spectacular remains of volcanic debris and damage. It is sure to become the standard account for tourist, traveller, student and scholar alike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
43 Illustrations, black and white; 275 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-05150-4 (9780500051504)
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Person
Joanne Berry is a Lecturer in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology at the University of Wales. She has edited two other books, Unpeeling Pompeii and, with R. Laurence, Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire.
Content
Introduction; 1. Disaster in the Shadow of Vesuvius; 2. Rediscovering Pompeii's Buried Past; 3. Birth and Growth of a Roman Town; 4. The People of Pompeii; 5. Life in the Public Eye; 6. Houses and Society; 7. Gods, Temples and Cults; 8. Economic Life in a Roman Town; 9. The Last Years of Pompeii.