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Pompeii in the Public Imagination from its Rediscovery to Today (Classical Presences)
Pompeii in the Public Imagination from its Rediscovery to Today - Classical Presences
Author: Shelley Hales, Joanna Paul
The city of Pompeii has had an enormous impact on Western imaginations since its rediscovery under the ashes of the volcano that destroyed it in 79 CE. In the 250 years since excavations began, Pompeii has helped to bring the ancient world to life for everyone, from music hall audiences to gentleman scholars, and it continues to have an impact o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199569366
ISBN-10: 0199569363
Publication Date: 10/15/2011
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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