Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town

396 Pages·2010·12 MB·English

by  Mary Beard

POMPEII
ALSO BY MARY BEARD
Religions of Rome (with John North and Simon Price)
The Invention of Jane Harrison
The Parthenon
The Colosseum (with Keith Hopkins)
The Roman Triumph
POMPEII
The Life of a Roman Town
MARY BEARD
This paperback edition published in 2009
First published in 2008 by
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CONTENTS
Plan of Pompeii
Introduction
Chapter 1 Living in an Old City
Chapter 2 Street Life
Chapter 3 House and Home
Chapter 4 Painting and Decorating
Chapter 5 Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker
Chapter 6 Who Ran the City?
Chapter 7 The Pleasures of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths
Chapter 8 Fun and Games
Chapter 9 A City Full of Gods
Epilogue
Making a Visit
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Illustrations