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The fires of Vesuvius
Pompeii lost and found
By Beard, Mary Ritter
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67402-976-7
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 15, 2008
The ruins of Pompeii, remarkably preserved after the violent eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E., have long been used as a basis for theories concerning life throughout the Roman Empire as a whole. In this vivid historical examination, however, Beard (classics, Univ. of Cambridge; The Roman Triumph) is more interested in digging into the world of Pompeii itself. While centering each chapter on general topics such as architecture...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
