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| Introduction: The Geographical and Cultural Context | |
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| Disaster in the Shadow of Vesuvius | |
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| The Volcano | |
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| The Eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 | |
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| Aftermath of the Eruption | |
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| The Preservation of Pompeii and Herculaneum | |
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| Other Sites Buried by Vesuvius in A.D. 79 | |
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| Discovering Pompeii's Buried Past | |
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| The Earliest Excavations | |
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| Karl Weber and the Villa of the Papyri | |
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| Work Returns to Pompeii | |
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| A Period of Political Turmoil | |
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| The Unification of Italy and the Impact of Giuseppe Fiorelli | |
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| Developments at the Turn of the 20th Century | |
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| Amedeo Maiuri and the 'Nuovi Scavi' | |
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| Post-War Developments and Changes | |
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| Birth and Growth of a Roman Town | |
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| The Traditional Account of Pompeii's Origins and Development | |
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| Campania Before the Foundation of Pompeii: the Cultural Context | |
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| The Foundation of Pompeii | |
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| The Romans in the Bay of Naples | |
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| The 1st Century B.C. | |
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| The People of Pompeii | |
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| The Population of Pompeii | |
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| The Social Composition of the Town | |
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| Death and Burial | |
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| The Evidence of Graffiti and Other Writings | |
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| Erotic Pompeii | |
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| Women in Pompeii | |
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| Life in the Public eye | |
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| The Political Structure of Pompeii | |
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| The Politics of Public Building | |
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| Civic Buildings in the Forum | |
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| Politics and Propaganda | |
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| The Theatres of Herculaneum and Pompeii | |
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| Gladiatorial Games | |
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| The Amphitheatre | |
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| Baths and Bathing | |
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| Houses and Society | |
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| The Ideal Roman House | |
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| The Role of the House in Roman Society | |
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| Mosaics | |
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| Wall-Painting | |
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| Household Artifacts | |
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| Gardens | |
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| Gods, Temples and Cults | |
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| Pre-Roman Gods and Temples | |
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| Public Religion and Temples in the Roman Period | |
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| The Imperial Cult | |
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| Public Participation in Religion | |
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| Mystery Religions and 'Foreign' Cults | |
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| Household Religion | |
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| Economic Life in a Roman Town | |
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| Rural Territory and Agriculture | |
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| Agriculture Within the Town Walls | |
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| Craft and Commerce at Pompeii | |
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| Shops and Markets | |
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| Bars and Inns | |
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| The Last Years of Pompeii | |
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| The Impact of the Earthquake of A.D. 63 | |
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| Life in Pompeii A.D. 63-79 | |