Pompeii : the life of a Roman town
Beard, Mary, 1955-2009
Book
Destroyed by Vesuvius in AD 79, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of what life was like during the Roman Empire. In this book, acclaimed historian Mary Beard makes sense of the remains, painting an exhaustive portrait of an ancient town.
Main title:
Pompeii : the life of a Roman town / Mary Beard.
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Imprint:
London : Profile, 2009.
Collation:
360 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781861975966 (pbk)
Dewey class:
937.7
Language:
English
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BRN:
402487