Gain Pompeii: The Day A City Died Executed By Robert Étienne Softcover

on Pompeii: The Day a City Died

introduction to the subject that it was good to revisit and I'm glad I finally read all of the appendices, mostly because the one by Mark Twain is fantastic.
Lots of pictures, and a good chunk on life in Pompeii and ancient Rome in general, The rest of it was architecture and archaeological inventory lists, A mustread for enthusiasts of floor plans of destroyed buildings that've been buried in ash foryears Un livre vraiment détaillé, parfois trop et peu lisible donc un peu rébarbatif.

Mais c'est un découverte Gallimard donc ce n'est jamais mauvais non plus,

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Gain Pompeii: The Day A City Died Executed By Robert Étienne Softcover
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sitelink coursera. org/learn/roman I have finally got through the useful and informative documentation at the back, I learned things from this about the earliest times of the settlement, Mixed bag with lots of pictures, and sidebars making it a bit of an effort to follow the narrative, I enjoyed the excerpts from Mark Twain, and Edward BulwerLytton, This little book is packed full of information, was like reading a history book, wish the type had been a wee bit bigger, But, still really interesting. A welldone introduction to Pompeii marred by illustrations that are too small, good information, lots of pictures, Having been to Pompeii before reading this book, I definitely learned more than what I had heard on my tour, though some of it was repeat information.
I imagine the later editions of the book are more helpful, Alternates between very easy reading and heavier reading, The photos and such were really great though, “Pompeii, The day a City Died”, a history by Robert Etienne, A lavishly illustrated reconstruction of what Pompeii must have looked like in the days before that fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius inAD, Pompeii From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocketsized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology.
With foldouts and doublepage spreads, Full description.