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portada Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
Type
Physical Book
Category
Historia
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
ISBN
1861975961
ISBN13
9781861975966
Edition No.
No

Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town

Mary Beard (Author) · Profile Books Ltd · Paperback

Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town - Mary Beard

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Synopsis "Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town"

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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