Cities of Roman Italy : Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia / Guy de la Bédoyère.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De la Bédoyère, Guy.

Series:

Classical world series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life.

History.

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Pompeii (Extinct city).

Herculaneum (Extinct city).

Ostia (Extinct city).

Cities and towns, Ancient--Italy.

Cities and towns--Rome.

Cities and towns.

City and town life--Italy--History.

Italy--Social life and customs.

Italy.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

123 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Bristol Classical Press, 2010.

Summary:

"The ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia have excited the imagination of scholars and tourists alike since early modern times. The removal of volcanic debris at Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the clearance of centuries of accumulated soil and vegetation from the ancient port city of Rome at Ostia, have provided us with the most important evidence for Roman urban life. Work goes on at all three sites to this day, and they continue to produce new surprises." "Pompeii is the subject of many accessible and useful books, but much less is available in English for the other two cities. This book is designed for students of classics and archaeology A-level or university courses who need a onestop introduction to all three sites. Its principal focus is status and identity in Roman cities, and how these were expressed through institutions, public buildings and facilities, private houses and funerary monuments, against a backdrop of the history of the cities, their rise, their destruction, preservation and excavation. The reader is also guided towards other reading material and Internet sites that now offer unprecedented online access to the cities."--BOOK JACKET.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [115]-117) and index.

ISBN:

9781853997280

1853997285

OCLC:

503078859