The original edition of "Pompeii: A Sourcebook" was a crucial
resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material
from Herculaneum, the neighbouring town also buried in the eruption
of Vesuvius, "Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook" allows readers
to form a richer and more diverse picture of urban life on the Bay
of Naples.
Focusing upon inscriptions and ancient texts, it translates and
sets into context a representative sample of the huge range of
source material uncovered in these towns. From the labels on wine
jars to scribbled insults, and from advertisements for gladiatorial
contests to love poetry, the individual chapters explore the early
history of Pompeii and Herculaneum, their destruction, leisure
pursuits, politics, commerce, religion, the family and society.
Information about Pompeii and Herculaneum from authors based in
Rome is included, but the great majority of sources come from the
cities themselves, written by their ordinary inhabitants men and
women, citizens and slaves.
Encorporating the latest research and finds from the two cities
and enhanced with more photographs, maps, and plans, Pompeii and
Herculaneum: A Sourcebook offers an invaluable resource for anyone
studying or visiting the sites."
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