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Can I read Pompeii on EtoBox?
Pompeii by Mary Beard is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pompeii about?
Pompeii explodes a number of myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population.Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths, these chapter headings give a surprising insight into the workings of a Roman town. At the Suburban Baths we go from communal bathing to hygiene to erotica. A fast-food joint on the Via dell? Abbondanza introduces food and drink and diets and street life. These are just a few of the strands that make up an extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's leading classicist.
Who reads Pompeii?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Beard
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Language
- EN
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, European History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (97 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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