The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii lost and found
Title:
The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii lost and found
Author:
Beard, Mary, 1955-
ISBN:
9780674029767
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010
Physical Description:
359 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Living in an old city -- Street life -- House and home -- Painting and decorating -- Earning a living : baker, banker and garum maker -- Who ran the city? -- The pleasures of the body : food, wine, sex and baths -- Fun and games -- A city full of gods.
Subject:
| Pompeii (Extinct city) |
| Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs |
| Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Social conditions |
| Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Religious life and customs |