Pompeii: The Life of a Roman City

The book that brings together everything necessary to guide the reader on a journey through the streets and houses of the real Pompeii. For a long time, Pompeii was a prosperous city of the Roman Empire, until it was devastated in 79 AD by one of the largest eruptions of Mount Vesuvius on record. Over the years that followed, and even today, questions about its inhabitants and the lifestyle they led until the fateful day the city succumbed to the volcano's fury haunt the minds of scholars and laymen alike. This could be just another book about the site's main archaeological finds, and yet it would certainly spark the interest of many. However, here, classicism expert Mary Beard goes beyond the most mundane questions, delving into often-overlooked details, questioning positions already established by archaeologists from different eras, and demystifying countless facts related to the daily life of that population. With hundreds of illustrations, maps, floor plans, and photographs, this book takes the reader on a journey through the streets and houses of this Roman city.