The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii lost and found /
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 Calc...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2008.
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Main Collection - Walker Library - 4th Floor
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937.7 B38f
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Copy 1 | Available Pull and Hold |