Herculaneum Italy's Buried Treasure

Name: Herculaneum Italy's Buried Treasure
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ISBN: 9780892361649

ISBN-10: 0892361646

ISBN-13: 9780892361649

Edition: Revised

Authors: Joseph Deiss

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A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/21/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface to the Revised Edition



Foreword to the Revised Edition


Preface to the First Edition



Chronology: Period of Herculaneum



Life of a Roman Town



Origins and Legends



Death of a Roman Town



The Long Sleep, and Resurrection



Treasure Revealed--The Great Dig



House of the Rich Patricians



Roman Luxury--The Villa of the Papyri



Houses of the "Poor" Patricians



Story of a Roman Lawsuit



Houses of the Middle Class



The Plebs--Houses and Shops



The Baths--Everybody's Club



Sports--The Palaestra



The Basilica--A Roman Courthouse



Curtain Time--The Theater



Main Street and the Forum Area



The Dead Reveal Their Lives



Antiquity's Treasure Troves


A Note of Thanks


Bibliography


Index