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Pompeii, Public and Private Life
by Paul Zanker • Deborah Schneider (Translator)
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 1999
- PAPER
- 250 PAGES
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A comprehensive guide to the architecture, people and culture of Pompeii, focusing on both grand public spaces and private villas. Zanker, a professor of classical archaeology, traces the evolution of Pompeii from country backwater to Roman imperial city in three long essays in this handsome book. With 21 color illustrations and 55 halftones, including site plans, models, mosaics and sculpture. A "New York Times" Book Review Notable Book, 1999.
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