The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii
The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii

Author: Michael Anderson

Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited

Published: 2018-06-29

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781785707285

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The first major publication of one of the largest, most comprehensive, and most important sub-surface, pre-79 AD excavations ever to have been undertaken at Pompeii. This volume concerns the House of the Surgeon; the huge amount of data analysed overturns previous research, sheds light on the history of Pompeii and situates the results within Roman

A World History of Architecture
A World History of Architecture

Author: Marian Moffett

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 9781856693714

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The Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius declared firmitas, utilitas, and venustas-firmness, commodity, and delight- to be the three essential attributes of architecture. These qualities are brilliantly explored in this book, which uniquely comprises both a detailed survey of Western architecture, including Pre-Columbian America, and an introduction to architecture from the Middle East, India, Russia, China, and Japan. The text encourages readers to examine closely the pragmatic, innovative, and aesthetic attributes of buildings, and to imagine how these would have been praised or criticized by contemporary observers. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social, and technological contexts are discussed so as to determine the extent to which buildings met the needs of clients, society at large, and future generations.

The World of Pompeii
The World of Pompeii

Author: Pedar Foss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-06-02

Total Pages: 979

ISBN-13: 1134689748

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This all embracing survey of Pompeii provides the most comprehensive survey of the region available. With contributions by well-known experts in the field, this book studies not only Pompeii, but also – for the first time – the buried surrounding cities of Campania. The World of Pompeii includes the latest understanding of the region, based on the up-to-date findings of recent archaeological work. Accompanied by a CD with the most detailed map of Pompeii so far, this book is instrumental in studying the city in the ancient world and is an excellent source book for students of this fascinating and tragic geographic region.

Sequence and Space in Pompeii
Sequence and Space in Pompeii

Author: Sara E. Bon

Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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Pompeii is currently enjoying an exciting phase of new research, enhanced by the application of rigorous modern archaeological techniques. This book brings together twelve papers which present some of the new approaches and research aims; all relate to issues of sequence and space, and aim to further understanding both the development of Pompeii and the dynamics of ancient urban society. The contributions are: Sequence and space in Pompeii: an introduction (Rick Jones and Sara E. Bon); Formation processes at Pompeii (Sara E. Bon); What was Pompeii before 200 BC? Excavations in the House of Joseph II and in the House of the Wedding of Hercules (Paolo Carafa); The context of the House of the Surgeon (Sara E. Bon); Investigating the vocabulary of the Roman house (Eleanor W. Leach); The Pompeii forum project 1994-95 (John J. Dobbins); New directions in economic and environmental research at Pompeii (Jane Richardson, Gill Thompson and Angelo Genovese); Pompeii AD 79: a population in flux? (Estelle Lager); Private toilets at Pompeii (Gemma Jansen); The social texture of Pompeii (Damian J. Robinson); Sequence and space at Pompeii: casual observations from an Etruscologist (Jane K. Whitehead); Concluding thoughts (Stephen L. Dyson).

HSC Ancient History
HSC Ancient History

Author: Peter Roberts

Publisher: Pascal Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781741251784

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This comprehensive study guide covers every topic in the first two se ctions o f the HSC Ancient History course and has been specifically crea ted to maximise exam success. This guide has been designed to meet all s tudy needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. T his is the first of the two new Ancient History study guides. Revision q uestions have been updated for the new HSC format. Excel Ancient History Book 1 contains: a chapter on every topic available in the first two sections of the HSC course: Section I - Personalities in their Times, and Section II - Ancient Societies an introduct ory section on how to use the book, with an explanation of exam requirem ents revision questions in each chapter with answers and guidel ines comprehensive bibliography and further reading lists key terms defined in each chapter, plus a glossary of terms cross-referencing between chapters for further information Also available is Excel Ancient History Book 2 which covers c omprehensive coverage of Sections III and IV of the HSC course: Section III - Personalities in the Times and Section IV - Historical Periods.

Gardens of the Roman Empire
Gardens of the Roman Empire

Author: Wilhelmina F. Jashemski

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-12-28

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 1108327036

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In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.

Resurrecting Pompeii
Resurrecting Pompeii

Author: Estelle Lazer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1134507194

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Recognizing the important contribution of the human skeletal evidence to the archaeology of Pompeii, Lazer presents an in-depth study of the people of pompeii, and gives students an essential resource in the study of this fascinating historical event.