Pompeii: The History, Life and Art of the Buried City - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8854400300 ISBN 13: 9788854400306

Publisher: White Star Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Using the latest scientific research, this multi-disciplinary journey explores everything from painting styles to local history, botany and architecture. It investigates public life, religious life, the economy, and the private arena. A special section is devoted to the eruption of 79 AD, described based on the most recent discoveries, and another section takes a look at Oplontis, the most celebrated villa in the suburbs of Pompeii - and legendarily owned by Poppea Sabina, Nero's second wife. An updated bibliography and a chronological outline conclude this journey back in time.This book was done with the collaboration of the Archaeological Superintendency of Pompeii and the Superintendency for Archaeological Heritage of Naples and Caserta.

About this title

About the Author:

Marisa Ranieri Panetta writes for specialized publications, such as Archeo. In 1997 she won the UNESCO "Media Saves Art" prize for reporting on Pompeii. In 2002 she was awarded the International Theodor Mommsen Prize for her reports on Campi Flegrei.

About this edition

• Publisher: White Star Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8854400300
• ISBN 13: 9788854400306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Panetta Marisa Ranieri