Vesuvius |
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| Author:
| Darley, Gillian |
| Series title: | Wonders of the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05285-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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The cataclysm that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79 continues to fascinate nearly two thousand years later. Darleyâe(tm)s meditation on a powerful natural wonder touches on pagan beliefs, vulcanology, and travel writing, as it sifts through the ashes of Vesuvius to expose changes in our understanding of cultural and natural environments.
The cataclysm that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79 continues to fascinate nearly two thousand years later. Darleyâe(tm)s meditation on a powerful natural wonder touches on pagan beliefs, vulcanology, and travel writing, as it sifts through the ashes of Vesuvius to expose changes in our understanding of cultural and natural environments.