Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Quick and Easy Sign Up!

It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy Unlimited eBooks.

Sign Up Browse

Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

  • Download on iOS
  • Download on Android
  • Download on iOS

The Complete Pompeii (The Complete Series)

Joanna Berry
4.22/5 (303 ratings)
Read Now Download Now
A gloriously illustrated and comprehensive survey of the most famous ancient site in the world. The dramatic story of Pompeii's destruction has been handed down to us by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery in the eighteenth century, and its houses and public buildings to this day present a vivid picture of life, disaster, and death in a Roman town.

Pompeii is not quite a time capsule, a frozen moment in history, but it is probably the closest we will ever get to one. This up-to-date new survey draws on evidence produced at the cutting edge of modern archaeological research, revealing how the evidence for life in this city was first uncovered, and how archaeologists over the centuries have unpeeled the layers that enable us to reconstruct Pompeii's history.

With its lavish illustrations, covering monumental architecture and inscriptions, shops, graffiti, wall-paintings, and mosaics, plus its numerous box features ranging from theatrical entertainments to water supply, The Complete Pompeii is the ultimate resource and inspirational guide to this iconic ancient town.

Among the many topics covered:
360 illustrations, 320 in color
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Illustrated
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
050005150X
ISBN13:
9780500051504
kindle Asin:
050005150X

The Complete Pompeii (The Complete Series)

Joanna Berry
4.22/5 (303 ratings)
Read Download
A gloriously illustrated and comprehensive survey of the most famous ancient site in the world. The dramatic story of Pompeii's destruction has been handed down to us by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery in the eighteenth century, and its houses and public buildings to this day present a vivid picture of life, disaster, and death in a Roman town.

Pompeii is not quite a time capsule, a frozen moment in history, but it is probably the closest we will ever get to one. This up-to-date new survey draws on evidence produced at the cutting edge of modern archaeological research, revealing how the evidence for life in this city was first uncovered, and how archaeologists over the centuries have unpeeled the layers that enable us to reconstruct Pompeii's history.

With its lavish illustrations, covering monumental architecture and inscriptions, shops, graffiti, wall-paintings, and mosaics, plus its numerous box features ranging from theatrical entertainments to water supply, The Complete Pompeii is the ultimate resource and inspirational guide to this iconic ancient town.

Among the many topics covered:
360 illustrations, 320 in color
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Illustrated
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
050005150X
ISBN13:
9780500051504
kindle Asin:
050005150X

More Books

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found

Mary Beard

The Histories

Herodotus

Sonnets to Orpheus

Rainer Maria Rilke

I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)

Robert Graves

A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Emma Southon

Unfinished Tales

J.R.R. Tolkien

History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

The Hypocrite

Jo Hamya

Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician

Anthony Everitt

Lysistrata

Aristophanes

The Aeneid

Virgil

Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

Emma Southon