The Buried City

The Revelatory New History from the Director of Pompeii

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Beschreibung

You might think you know everything about Pompeii. <br>You don't.<br><br> In this revelatory history, Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the new secrets of Pompeii. Over the last few years, a vast stretch of the city has been excavated for the first time. Now, drawing on these astonishing discoveries, The Buried City reveals the untold human stories that are at last emerging.<br><br>Pompeii is a world frozen in time. There are unmade beds, dishes left drying, tools abandoned by workmen, bodies embracing with love and fear. And alongside the remnants of everyday life, there are captivating works of art: lifelike portraits, exquisite frescos and mosaics, and the extraordinary sculpture of a sleeping boy, curled up under a blanket that's too small.<br><br>The Buried City reconstructs the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii on 24 August 79 CE But it also offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the city as it was before: who lived here, what mattered to them, and what happened in their final hours. It offers us a vivid sense of Pompeii's continuing relevance, and proves that ancient history is much closer to us than we think.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399741729

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

238 x 153 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.