About this title: Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence of life in the Roman Empire. Acclaimed historian Beard makes sense of the remains, explores what kind of town it was, and what this reveals about "ordinary" life during ancient times.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard Univers
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780674029767ISBN:0674029763
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Edition: 1st US edition
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: Harvard University Press., Cambridge, MA.
Date Published: 2008.
ISBN-13:9780674029767ISBN:0674029763
Description: Many illust'ns, 23 in color. Fine in fine dust jacket & clear protective cover. 360 pages. Index. Bibliography. Includes maps & a guide for making a visit. "Beard makes sense of the remains [of Pompeii]....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 & see the intestinal tapeworms of the inhabitants of the lost city. " Booksellers since 1984. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780674029767ISBN:0674029763
Description: New. Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence of life in the Roman Empire. Acclaimed historian Beard makes sense of the remains, explores what kind of town it was, and what this reveals about "ordinary" life during anci... read more
"I'll give this one a five for insane detail level and the overturning of long-held "truths" about Pompeii. For history, this is really readable, too. Man, you gotta love that. If you have been to Pompeii, you'll probably dig this mess."
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