Summary
This startling new book concentrates on the twenty years between 59 and 79AD, thus beginning with the earthquake which all but destroyed Pompeii and ending with the volcanic eruption which has become part of our collective popular imagination.
Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence have synthesised the latest research into Pompeii to bring this period of flux and instability back to life. By concentrating on key members from each strata of Pompeiian society we are plunged into the eve…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753820766 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753820765 |
| Author: | Ray Laurence, Alex Butterworth |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 346g |
| Dimensions: | 134mm x 200mm x 29mm |
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‘It was a happy day that brought [Butterworth and Laurence] together and begat this book… This is history at its best..’
It was a happy day that brought [Butterworth and Laurence] together and begat this book… This is history at its best.. - THE TIMES (27/5/06)
It is hard to believe that a fresh and new approach [to Pompeii] is possible. Yet Butterworth and Laurence have performed the unexpected in this evocative new study. - HISTORY TODAYButterworth and Laurence document the details of daily life with gusto. - OBSERVER (4/6/06)About The Author
Ray Laurence
Alex Butterworth is a writer and dramatist, with work spanning books, theatre, film and television. Ray Laurence is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham.
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