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An edition of Pompeii (2003)

Pompeii

A Novel

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (10 ratings) ·
  • 22 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 15 Have read

Historical fiction about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD from the perspective of Marcus Attilius, an aquarius (hydraulic engineer) responsible for Aqua Augusta, the regional aqueduct.

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Publisher
Fawcett
Language
English
Pages
368

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Subjects

Pompeji, Italien, Vulkaner, Fiction, 1-99, Naturkatastrofer

People

Pliny (the Elder)

Places

Naples, Bay of (Italy), Region, Pompeii, Misenum, Vesuvius, Mount (Italy)

Times

AD 79
Edition Availability
Cover of: Pompeii
Pompeii
September 5, 2006, RH Audio, Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House Audio
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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Pompeii: A Novel
November 8, 2005, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback in English
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Pompeii
October 4, 2004, Chivers Word for Word Audio Books
Audio CD
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Pompeii
November 2004, Tandem Library
Library Binding in English
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Pompeii
2004, Fawcett
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Pompeii
2004, Fawcett
Paperback
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Pompeii: A Novel
October 26, 2004, Fawcett
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Pompeii
2003, Random House Publishing Group
Electronic resource in English
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Pompeii: A Novel
November 18, 2003, Random House
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Pompeii
2003, Random House
in English
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Pompeii: A Novel (Unabridged Audio CD Collector's Edition)
2003, Random House Audio
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First Sentence

"They left the aqueduct two hours before dawn, climbing by moonlight into the hills overlooking the port-six men in single file, the engineer leading."

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
368
Dimensions
6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
Weight
5.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9888346M
Internet Archive
pompeiinovel00harr
ISBN 10
0345475674
ISBN 13
9780345475671
Library Thing
6465
Goodreads
294487

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