Herculaneum uncovered : a conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill / edited with an introduction by Howard Burton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burton, Howard, editor.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Ideas Roadshow, 2021.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. This wide-ranging conversation covers his extensive archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the politics of excavation, life in the ancient Roman world, Roman Law, and more.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Historical Value, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. What We Know

II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie

III. Exploring Roman Society

IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii

V. The Future of the Past

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781771700917

1771700912

OCLC:

1255224231