The Complete Pompeii
Joanne Berry
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| ‘A triumph, a must for everyone interested in the most famous site of the ancient world. Beautifully written and magnificently illustrated, packed with fascinating information … unique vividness, depth and breadth’ | | – The Sunday Telegraph |
| 'Supersedes nearly everything written about the world’s most fascinating archaeology site, being both history and guidebook, lavishly illustrated and brimming with the latest information … all Roman life in a nutshell' | | – Daily Mail |
Pompeii is the best known and probably the most important archaeological site in the world. This is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive account for the general reader of its rise, splendour and fall.
The drama of Pompeii's end has been handed down by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery, and its houses and public buildings still present a vivid picture of life, disaster and death in a Roman town.
• The dramatic story of Pompeii’s destruction and burial
• Lavish illustrations, covering monumental architecture and inscriptions, houses, shops, graffiti, wall-paintings and mosaics.
• The changing nature of excavation and research since Pompeii was unearthed
• Pompeii’s development – the latest findings
• Vivid evidence on the daily lives and deaths of the people
• The internal politics of Pompeii
• Architecture, decoration and objects of daily life
• Religion in Pompeian life, from the Roman gods to the exotic cult of Isis
• Economic Life, from production, through shopping and eating, to long-distance trade
• Features range from theatre to water supply
• Comprehensive tables of information
Also of interest:
Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day
Rome: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors
The Complete Roman Army
Roman Art and Architecture |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 050005150X | | ISBN-13 978-0500051504 | | | | 25.4 x 19.0 cm | | Hardback | | 256pp | | 318 illustrations, 275 in colour | | First published 2007 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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