Pompeii : the life of a Roman town
Mary Beard
Bok · Engelsk · 2010
| Utgitt | London : Profile Books , 2010
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| Omfang | 360
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| Opplysninger | Pompeii explodes a number of myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population.Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths, these chapter headings give a surprising insight into the workings of a Roman town. At the Suburban Baths we go from communal bathin
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| ISBN | 978-1-84668-471-5
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