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The fires of Vesuvius : Pompeii lost and found / Mary Beard.

By: Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.Description: 360 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674029767 :
  • 0674029763 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DG70.P7 B43 2008
Contents:
Living in an old city -- Street life -- House and home -- Painting and decorating -- Earning a living : baker, banker and garum maker -- Who ran the city? -- The pleasures of the body : food, wine, sex and baths -- Fun and games -- A city full of gods.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DG 70 .P7 B43 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 601847

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.

Living in an old city -- Street life -- House and home -- Painting and decorating -- Earning a living : baker, banker and garum maker -- Who ran the city? -- The pleasures of the body : food, wine, sex and baths -- Fun and games -- A city full of gods.

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