Author

Publication

2008 - Profile, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

90,000 words, Guess

Page Count

360 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing6623361
  • Goodreads5068023
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009367280
  • OCLC Control Number232713374
  • Better World Books9781861975164

Classifications

  • DDC937.02
  • DDC937.7
  • LCCDG70.P7 B44 2008
and 2 more
  • LCCDG78 .B375 2008
  • LCCDG254

Description

Destroyed by Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of what life was like during the reign of the Roman Empire. In this book, acclaimed historian Mary Beard makes sense of the remains, painting an exhaustive portrait of an ancient town.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Pompeii: the life of a Roman townProfile2008-01-01

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