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Pompeii

Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847650643
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii written by Mary Beard and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one; or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population. An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's favourite classicist.

Roman Pompeii

Author : Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136699031
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Roman Pompeii written by Ray Laurence and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including new chapters that reveal how the young learnt the culture of the city, this fully revised and updated edition of Roman Pompeii looks at the latest archaeological and literary evidence relating to the city of Pompeii from the viewpoint of architect, geographer and social scientist.

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Author : Carol C. Mattusch
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500514368
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii and the Roman Villa written by Carol C. Mattusch and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the Bay of Naples as a popular vacation spot in ancient Rome evaluates the picturesque area as a villa site for numerous emperors and a retreat of choice for the artistic community, in a lavishly illustrated volume that features reproductions of period artwork.

Daily Life in the Roman City

Author : Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313017972
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Daily Life in the Roman City by : Gregory S. Aldrete

Download or read book Daily Life in the Roman City written by Gregory S. Aldrete and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that the majority of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire lived an agricultural existence and thus resided outside of urban centers, there is no denying the fact that the core of Roman civilization—its essential culture and politics—was based in cities. Even at the furthest boundaries of the Empire, Roman cities shared a remarkable and consistent similarity in terms of architecture, art, infrastructure, and organization which was modeled after the greatest city of all, Rome itself. In Gregory Aldrete's exhaustive account, readers will have the opportunity to peer into the inner workings of daily life in ancient Rome, to witness the full range of glory, cruelty, sophistication, and deprivation that characterized Roman cities, and will perhaps even gain new insight into the nature and history of urban existence in America today. Included are accounts of Rome's history, infrastructure, government, and inhabitants, as well as chapters on life and death, the dangers and pleasures of urban living, entertainment, religion, the emperors, and the economy. Additional sections explore two other important Roman cities: Ostia, an industrial port town, and Pompeii, the doomed playground of the rich. This volume is ideal for high school and college students, as well as for anyone interested in examining the realities of life in ancient Rome. A chronology of the time period, maps, illustrations, a bibliography, and an index are also included.

From Pompeii

Author : Ingrid D. Rowland
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674416538
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book From Pompeii written by Ingrid D. Rowland and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The calamity that proved lethal for Pompeii inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations, including Renoir, Freud, Hirohito, Mozart, Dickens, Twain, Rossellini, and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven is the thread of Ingrid Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii.

Pompeii

Author : Steven L. Tuck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii written by Steven L. Tuck and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In twenty-four lectures on Pompeii, eminent classicist and Professor Steven L. Tuck resurrects the long-lost lives of aristocrats, merchants, slaves, and other individuals from this imperial Roman city--made famous for its demise after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The result is an unprecedented view of life as it was lived in this ancient culture and an opportunity to discover intriguing details that lay buried for centuries.

Secrets of Pompeii

Author : Emidio De Albentiis
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892369418
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Pompeii written by Emidio De Albentiis and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 203 pages. 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 Fires of Vesuvius

Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674744411
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Fires of Vesuvius written by Mary Beard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 385 pages. 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

Author : Ron Goor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii written by Ron Goor and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the social, political, cultural, and religious life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. and not rediscovered until the late seventeenth century.

Pompeii

Author : Robert Harris
Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 0345475674
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii written by Robert Harris and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2004 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently placed in charge of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples, Roman engineer Marius Primus struggles to discover why the aqueduct has ceased delivering water and heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to find the problem, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe of mammoth proportions. Reprint.

Reading Romans In Pompeii

Author : Peter Oakes
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451415931
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Reading Romans In Pompeii written by Peter Oakes and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pirates of Pompeii

Author : Caroline Lawrence
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1444003534
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Pirates of Pompeii written by Caroline Lawrence and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.

Pompeii

Author : Fergus Mason
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
ISBN 13 : 1629171344
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Pompeii written by Fergus Mason and published by BookCaps Study Guides. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pompeii was one of most advanced cities of its time; it had a complex water system, gymnasium, and an amphitheater. Despite it's advancements, there was one thing it wasn't ready for: Mount Vesuvius—the volcano that led to its ultimate doom. The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius was one of the worst disasters in all of European history. In a near instant, over 15,000 people were dead and a city was completely destroyed. This book looks at the rise, fall, and rediscovery of the great city of Pompeii.

The Brothel of Pompeii

Author : Sarah Levin-Richardson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108496873
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Brothel of Pompeii written by Sarah Levin-Richardson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an in-depth exploration of the only assured brothel from the Greco-Roman world, illuminating the lives of both prostitutes and clients.

The Roman Street

Author : Jeremy Hartnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107105706
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Roman Street written by Jeremy Hartnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jeremy Hartnett explores the role of the ancient Roman street as the primary venue for social performance and political negotiations.

My Story: Pompeii

Author : Sue Reid
Publisher : Scholastic Non-Fiction
ISBN 13 : 1407156802
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book My Story: Pompeii written by Sue Reid and published by Scholastic Non-Fiction. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's August AD 78 in the great city of Pompeii - a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. What does it all mean? And why is Claudia so disturbed by Vesuvius, the great volcano that looms over the city?

Roman Pompeii

Author : Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134768982
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Roman Pompeii written by Ray Laurence and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully revised and updated edition of Roman Pompeii, Dr. Laurence looks at the latest archaeological and literary evidence relating to the city of Pompeii from the viewpoint of architect, geographer and social scientist. Enhancing our general understanding of the Roman world, this new edition includes new chapters that reveal how the young learnt the culture of the city and to investigate the role of property development and real estate in Pompeii’s growth. Showing how Pompeii has undergone considerable urban development, Dr. Laurence emphasizes the relationship between the fabric of the city and the society that produced it. Local activities are located in both time and space and Pompeii’s cultural identity is defined. This book is invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of archaeology and ancient history, as well as being rewarding reading for the many people who visit Pompeii.