Cities of Roman Italy

by Guy de la Bédoyère

The ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Ostia have excited the imagination of scholars and tourists alike since early modern times. The removal of volcanic debris at Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the clearance of centuries of accumulated soil and vegetation from the ancient port city of Rome at Ostia, have provided us with the most important evidence for Roman urban life. Work goes on at all three sites to this day, and they continue to produce new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853997285
• ISBN13: 9781853997280
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"