Description: Pompeii explodes a number of myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population. Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths, these chapter headings give a surprising insight into the workings of a Roman town. At the Suburban Baths we go from communal bathing to hygiene to erotica. A fast-food joint on the Via dell' Abbondanza introduces food and drink and diets and street life. These are just a few of the strands that make up an extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's leading classicist.
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EAN: 9781861975966
UPC: 9781861975966
ISBN: 9781861975966
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Book Title: Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard
Item Length: 19.6 cm
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Name: Pompeii: the Life of a Roman Town
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Item Height: 198 mm
Subject: Archaeology, History
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 334 g
Author: Professor Mary Beard
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Paperback
