An edition of The fires of Vesuvius
(2010)
The fires of Vesuvius
Pompeii lost and found
1st Harvard Press University paperback ed.
by Mary Beard
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August 6, 2021 | History
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 publisher description
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The fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii lost and found
2010, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
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- 1st Harvard Press University paperback ed.
0674045866 9780674045866
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Table of Contents
Living in an old city
Street life
House and home
Painting and decorating
Earning a living : baker, banker and garum maker
Who ran the city?
The pleasures of the body : food, wine, sex and baths
Fun and games
A city full of gods.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.
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