Pompeii and Herculaneum

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The original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material from Herculaneum, the neighbouring town also buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook allows readers to form a richer and more diverse picture of urban life on the Bay of Naples. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Pre-Roman Pompeii and Herculaneum 2. The Social War and its Aftermath 3. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum 4. Leisure 5. Religion 6. Politics and Public Life 7. Law and Society 8. Commercial Life Appendix 1: Known dates of games at Pompeii and outside Appendix 2: Tablet showing quotations from literature found written on the walls of Pompeii Appendix 3: A guide to monetary values Appendix 4: Brief list of dates of relevance to Pompeii and Herculaneum Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index