The Natural History of Pompeii
Contributors: Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (Editor); Frederick G. Meyer (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780521800549
Subjects: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; BCE to c 500 CE; Literary Criticism; Archaeology; Archaeology / Anthropology; Hellenic languages; Ancient Rome; Europe; Natural History; Ancient - Rome; Paleontology; Art / History / Ancient & Classical; Ancient and Classical; Italy; Pompeii (Extinct city)
First sentence: This book grows out of many years of excavating the ancient gardens at Pompeii and the other Vesuvian sites, and the remarkable discoveries of the many eminent, internationally known scientists who have cooperated with me through the years.