About this book
Destroyed by Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of what life was like during the reign of the Roman Empire. In this book, acclaimed historian Mary Beard makes sense of the remains, painting an exhaustive portrait of an ancient town.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Profile
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN
- 9781861975164
About Unknown Author
Winifred Mary Beard was born on 1 January 1955 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, the only child of architect Roy Whitlock Beard and junior school headmistress Joyce Emily Beard
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