Cities of Vesuvius : Pompeii and Herculaneum

by Grant, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781842122198
• ISBN10: 1842122193
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc

Summary

"At a tavern in the Via di Nola, gladiators abandoned their...drinks and fled for their lives..." The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 quickly and completely buried all the materials of the inhabitants' daily lives under a sea of ash--ironically, preserving them intact for us to see today. Here is a picture of life in a Roman provincial town, from the graffiti on the walls to the fruit in the market stalls, from the arts to the trade, from the temples to the brothels...all frozen in death for 1,900 years.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The History of Pompeii and Herculaneum	1	(8)
Vesuvius	9	(18)
The Towns and their Meeting Places	27	(21)
Temples; Gods and Goddesses; and Philosophers	48	(15)
Private Houses in Town and Country	63	(28)
Paintings, Mosaics and Furniture	91	(24)
Farms and Trades	115	(12)
Public Life and Sexual Life	127	(8)
Epilogue	135	(5)
List of Maps and Plans	140	(1)
Notes	141	(9)
Bibliography	150	(2)
Acknowledgements	152	(1)
Index	153