From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town by Ingrid D. Rowland

From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town

Ingrid D. Rowland

340 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history travel informative medium-paced
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When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for cen...

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