Herculaneum
Subtitle: past and future
By: [by] Andrew Wallace-Hardrill
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited; Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers; Packard Humanities Institute; Frances Lincoln
Published: May 1, 2011
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780711231429
Copyright date: 2011
Description: "In AD 79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and rock, and leaving them remarkably well preserved for centuries. While Pompeii has been extensively written about and popularized, the remains of Herculaneum are less widely known, but they have yielded spectacular archaeological evidence. This is the first major study of Herculaneum since that of Joseph Jay Deiss, published in 1966 and last revised in 1993. ... Andrew Wallace-Hadrill revisits the evidence to unpick what is known from the speculation and fanciful invention, building a far richer impression of the town: its population, its public and private spaces and its place in the Roman world. He points up the similarities and differences between Herculaneum and its more famous neighbour, decodes the confusing mix of different types of people apparently living closely along side each other, examines the extensive documentary evidence and tackles head-on the complexities of excavating, preserving, restoring and presenting this priceless archaeological resource."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Published in association with The Packard Humanities Institute, Los Altos, California.
Herculaneum Conservation Project: The Packard Humanities Institute, Sopraintendenza Archeologica Napoli e Pompei, The British School at Rome.
Printed and bound in China.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: 6; label: 1
title: Geology
pagenum: 14; label: 2
title: The Politics of Archaeology
pagenum: 64; label: 3
title: Ruins Restored
pagenum: 88; label: 4
title: The Town and its Setting
pagenum: 88; label: 5
title: Inhabitants
pagenum: 122; label: 6
title: The Public Face of the Town
pagenum: 146; label: 7
title: Standards of Living
pagenum: 198; label: 8
title: High Life
pagenum: 222; label: 9
title: Low Life
pagenum: 256; label: 10
title: The Tale of Two Cities
pagenum: 286; label: 11
title: The Future of the Past
pagenum: 306; title: Further Reading
pagenum: 340; title: Glossary
pagenum: 345; title: Chronology
pagenum: 347; title: Index
pagenum: 349; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 352