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Titolo: Pompeii
Condizione: Nuovo
EAN: 9781861975966
ISBN: 9781861975966
Edizione: Main
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Formato: Tascabile
Data di pubblicazione: 16/07/2009
Altezza: 176mm
Lunghezza: 110mm
Larghezza: 36mm
Peso: 200g
Lingua: inglese
SubtÃtulos: The Life of a Roman Town
ISBN-10: 1861975961
Description: 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 MailThe 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.
Paese di origine: GB
Autore: Mary Beard
Genere: History
Soggetto: Ancient History
Title Format: Paperback
Anno di pubblicazione: 2009
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