The Fires of Vesuvius Pompeii Lost and Found |
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Author:
| Beard, Mary |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-02976-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Imprint: | Belknap Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Although Pompeii still does not give up its secrets quite as easily as it may seem, Mary Beard makes sense of the remains. From sex to politics, food to religion, slavery to literacy, she offers us the big picture of the inhabitants of the lost city.
Although Pompeii still does not give up its secrets quite as easily as it may seem, Mary Beard makes sense of the remains. From sex to politics, food to religion, slavery to literacy, she offers us the big picture of the inhabitants of the lost city.