| Edition |
Revised and updated edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 212-216. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Life of a Roman town -- Origins and legends -- Death of a Roman town -- The long sleep, and resurrection -- Treasure revealed: the great dig -- Houses of the rich patricians -- Roman luxury: the Villa of the Papyri -- Houses of the "poor" patricians -- Story of a Roman lawsuit -- Houses of the middle class -- The plebs: houses and shops -- The baths: everybody's club -- Sports: the Palaestra -- The Basilica: a Roman courthouse -- Curtain time: the theater -- Main street and the Forum area -- The dead reveal their lives -- Antiquity's treasure troves. |
| Subject |
Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Art, Greco-Roman -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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| ISBN |
0060912057 (paperback) |
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9780060912055 (paperback) |
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0060153768 |
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9780060153762 |
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