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008			230922r20092008enka 001 0 eng
020			_a9781861975966 _qpaperback
020			_a1861975961 _qhardback
082	0	4	_a937.7
100	1		_aBeard, Mary, _d1955- _927 _eauthor
245	1	0	_aPompeii : _bthe life of a Roman town / _cMary Beard.
260			_aLondon : _bProfile, _c2009.
300			_a360 pages : _billustrations, maps, plans ; _c20 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aOriginally published: 2008.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aLiving in an old city -- Street life -- House and home -- Painting and decorating -- Earning a living: baker, banker and Garum maker -- Who ran the city? -- The pleasures of the body: food, wine, sex, baths -- Fun and games -- A city full of gods.
520			_a"The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population." -- Back cover.
651		0	_aPompeii (Extinct city) _915994
651		0	_aRome _xHistory _yRepublic, 265-30 B.C. _92012
651		0	_aRome _xSocial life and customs. _9749
999			_c6595