Pompeii: The History,Life And Art Of The Buried City - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8854400300 ISBN 13 : 9788854400306

Editeur : White Star, 2004

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

The objective of this book is to bear witness to the importance of Pompeii in the field of archaeology, and to contribute to our body of knowledge about the complex civilization of the Romans. At the same time, it is also an invitation to visit a remarkable site where the past still seems extraordinarily alive. Using the latest scientific research, this multidisciplinary journey explores everything from painting styles to local history, botany and architecture. It investigates public life (politics, the baths, city theaters and the amphitheater), religious life (different types of public and private worship, temples and sanctuaries), the economy (commerce, financial activities and coinage, craftsmanship and agriculture), and the private arena (the world of women, erotic representations, lifestyles, wall inscriptions, funerary rites and the necropolises). A special section is devoted to the eruption of 79 AD, with a description 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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

MARISA RANIERI PANETTA is an editor and an archaeologist. She has published archival research and historical essays on Magna Graecia and Rome s Imperial Age. ARALDO DE LUCA is one of the world s leading art photographers, he has published numerous works in books, catalogs and magazines.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: White Star
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 8854400300
• ISBN 13: 9788854400306
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 624