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...
| Main Author: | Beard, Mary, 1955- |
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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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| Physical Description: |
360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
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| Online Access: |
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Electronic Resource Click Here| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | DG70.P7 B43 2008 |
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