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Pompeii : the Living City by Alex Butterworth; Ray Laurence is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pompeii : the Living City about?
The ash of Mt. Vesuvius preserves a living record of the complex and exhilarating society it instantly obliterated two thousand years ago. In this highly readable, lavishly illustrated book, Butterworth and Laurence marshall cutting-edge archaeological reconstructions and a vibrant historical tradition dating to Pliny and Tacitus; they present a richly textured portrait of a society not altogether unlike ours, composed of individuals ordinary and extraordinary who pursued commerce, politics, fam
Who reads Pompeii : the Living City?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alex Butterworth; Ray Laurence
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Publishing Group; St. Martin's Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312355852
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Rome, History
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (148 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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