Pompeii
Pompeii

Author: Thomas Henry Dyer

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 9780342395903

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Pompeii - Its History, Buildings, and Antiquities - An Account of the Destruction of the City, with a Full Description of the Remains, and of the Recent Excavations, and Also an Itinerary for Visitors
Pompeii - Its History, Buildings, and Antiquities - An Account of the Destruction of the City, with a Full Description of the Remains, and of the Recent Excavations, and Also an Itinerary for Visitors

Author: Thomas Henry Dyer

Publisher:

Published: 2014-11-25

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781473321816

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Originally published in 1871, this work contains information and illustrations detailing the important made discoveries during the excavation of the lost city of Pompeii. It includes chapters on 'The Theatres', 'Pompeian Art', 'Private Houses', and much more. This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in this wonderful but doomed ancient city. Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near the modern Italian city of Naples. It is famed for being one of the ill-feted settlements destroyed and buried by the massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii is of particular interest and historical importance due to its preservation under the several metres of volcanic ash and pumice, protecting it from air and moisture. This created a snapshot of a moment in an ancient civilisation that would otherwise have been eroded by time.

The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy
The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy

Author: Ivo Van der Graaff

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0429868405

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The fortifications of Pompeii stand as the ancient city’s largest, oldest, and best preserved public monument. Over its 700-year history, Pompeii invested significant amounts of money, resources, and labor into (re)building, maintaining, and upgrading the walls. Each intervention on the fortifications marked a pivotal event of social and political change, signaling dramatic shifts in Pompeii’s urban, social, and architectural framework. Although the defenses had a clear military role, their design, construction materials, and aesthetics reflect the political, social, and urban development of the city. Their fate was intertwined with that of Pompeii. This study redefines Pompeii’s fortifications as a central monument that physically and symbolically shaped the city. It considers the internal and external forces that morphed their appearance and traces how the fortifications served to foster a sense of community. The city wall emerges as a dynamic, ideologically freighted monument that was fundamental to the image and identity of Pompeii. The book is a unique narrative of the social and urban development of the city from foundation to the eruption of Vesuvius, through the lens of the public building most critical to its independence and survival.