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Pompeii

Categorie	Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer	#390854
Titel	Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
Auteur	Beard, Mary
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Profile Books
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	1861975961
ISBN13	9781861975966
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, map, 8vo.
Samenvatting	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.
Pagina's	360
Conditie	Goed — Name and year on title page; creases in spine.
Prijs	€ 6,00

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