Author: Shelley Tanaka Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada ISBN: 9780590123778 Category : Pompeii (Extinct city) Languages : en Pages : 48
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The book recreates the lost world of Pompeii and -- based on archaeological detective work -- discribes how Eros the steward might have lived and how he came to die in his master's house.
Author: Kenneth Lapatin Publisher: Getty Publications ISBN: 1606065920 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 284
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The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, the model for the Getty Villa in Malibu, is one of the world’s earliest systematically investigated archaeological sites. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the Villa dei Papiri was discovered in 1750 and excavated under the auspices of the Neapolitan court. Never fully unearthed, the site yielded spectacular colored marble floors and mosaics, frescoed walls, the largest known ancient collection of bronze and marble statuary, intricately carved ivories, and antiquity’s only surviving library, with over a thousand charred papyrus scrolls. For more than two and a half centuries, the Villa dei Papiri and its contents have served as a wellspring of knowledge for archaeological science, art history, classics, papyrology, and philosophy. Buried by Vesuvius: The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum offers a sweeping yet in-depth view of all aspects of the site. Presenting the latest research, the essays in this authoritative and richly illustrated volume reveal the story of the Villa dei Papiri's ancient inhabitants and modern explorers, providing readers with a multidimensional understanding of this fascinating site.
Author: Shelley Tanaka Publisher: ISBN: 9780439236522 Category : Excavations (Archaeology) Languages : en Pages : 52
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Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Author: Jennie Hall Publisher: ISBN: 9781473326422 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 100
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This work by Jennie Hall was originally published in 1922. It tells the story of the ill-fated Italian city of Pompeii that was buried in 79 AD following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The work is designed for children, and is complete with numerous illustrations and photographs. It includes chapters titled 'The Greek Slave and the Little Roman Boy' (a narrative of the events on the day the city was buried), 'Vesuvius', 'Pompeii To-Day', and 'Pictures of Pompeii'. To compliment the republication of this text, a brand new introduction on the history of Pompeii has been added.
Author: Eric Moormann Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 1614518734 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 498
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Although there are many works dealing with Pompeii and Herculaneum, none of them try to encompass the entire spectrum of material related to its reception in popular imagination. Pompeii’s Ashes surveys a broad variety of such works, ranging from travelogues between ca. 1740 and 2010 to 250 years of fiction, including stage works, music, and films. The first two chapters provide an in-depth analysis of the excavation history and an overview of the reflections of travelers. The six remaining chapters discuss several clearly-defined genres: historical novels with pagan tendencies, and those with Christians and Jews as protagonists, contemporary adventures, time traveling, mock manuscripts, and works dedicated to Vesuvius. “Pompeii’s Ashes” demonstrates how the eternal fascination with the oldest still-running archaeological projects in the world began, developed, and continue until now.
Author: Shelley Tanaka
Author: John Fletcher Horne
Author: John Horne
Author: Jennie Hall
Author: Horne John Fletcher
Author: John Fletcher Horne
Author: Kenneth Lapatin
Author: Shelley Tanaka
Author: Jennie Hall
Author: Eric Moormann