Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

图书标准信息

• 作者 Paul Roberts 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2013-03
• ISBN 9780714122823
• 定价 485.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThiscaptivatingbookexploresthelivesoftheordinarypeopleofPompeiiandHerculaneumthetwocitiesontheBayofNaplesthatwereburiedbythecatastrophicvolcaniceruptionofMountVesuviusinAD79.Theplaster-castbodiesofthevictimsarethemostvividshockingremindersofthehorrificeventthatmadePompeiifamous,butwhowerethesemen,womenandchildrensocruellyfrozenintime?Exploringstrikingnewdiscoveriesandover200sensationalartefacts,theauthorbringstheinhabitantsofPompeiiandHerculaneumbacktolifefromtheashesandruinsoftheirownhomes.

【作者简介】

PaulRobertsisheadoftheRomansectionintheDepartmentofGreeceandRome,andisresponsibleforalloftheRomancollections,otherthansculptureandwallpaintings.Paul'sresearchfocusesonaspectsoftheday-to-daylifeoftheordinarypeopleoftheRomanworld.Hisparticularresearchinterestsincludeglass,pottery,bronzeandthemummyportraitsofRomanEgypt.