Author: Shelley Tanaka
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 9780590123778
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The book recreates the lost world of Pompeii and -- based on archaeological detective work -- discribes how Eros the steward might have lived and how he came to die in his master's house.
The Buried City of Pompeii : what it was Like when Vesuvius Exploded
Author: Shelley Tanaka
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 9780590123778
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The book recreates the lost world of Pompeii and -- based on archaeological detective work -- discribes how Eros the steward might have lived and how he came to die in his master's house.
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 9780590123778
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The book recreates the lost world of Pompeii and -- based on archaeological detective work -- discribes how Eros the steward might have lived and how he came to die in his master's house.
˜Theœ Buried Cities
Author: Alfonso De Franciscis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 127
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Pompeii
Author:
Publisher: Time Life Education
ISBN: 9780809498628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash, describes what daily life was like in the city, and discusses the excavation of the archaeological site
Publisher: Time Life Education
ISBN: 9780809498628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash, describes what daily life was like in the city, and discusses the excavation of the archaeological site
Secrets of Pompeii
Author: Tim O'Shei
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515730328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site's ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius' massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site's deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515730328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site's ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius' massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site's deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
Author: Annalee Newitz
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039365267X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers—slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers—who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia. Four Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039365267X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers—slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers—who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia. Four Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate.
The Buried Cities of Campania; Or, Pompeii and Herculaneum ...
Author: William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Buried Cities
Author: Jennie Hall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mycenae (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
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Category : Mycenae (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Buried Cities, Part 1
Author: Jennie Hall
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781473326422
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This work by Jennie Hall was originally published in 1922. It tells the story of the ill-fated Italian city of Pompeii that was buried in 79 AD following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The work is designed for children, and is complete with numerous illustrations and photographs. It includes chapters titled 'The Greek Slave and the Little Roman Boy' (a narrative of the events on the day the city was buried), 'Vesuvius', 'Pompeii To-Day', and 'Pictures of Pompeii'. To compliment the republication of this text, a brand new introduction on the history of Pompeii has been added.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781473326422
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This work by Jennie Hall was originally published in 1922. It tells the story of the ill-fated Italian city of Pompeii that was buried in 79 AD following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The work is designed for children, and is complete with numerous illustrations and photographs. It includes chapters titled 'The Greek Slave and the Little Roman Boy' (a narrative of the events on the day the city was buried), 'Vesuvius', 'Pompeii To-Day', and 'Pictures of Pompeii'. To compliment the republication of this text, a brand new introduction on the history of Pompeii has been added.
Pompeii & Herculaneum
Author: Alfonso De Franciscis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
To the Romans, Vesuvius was a fertile mountain, thickly covered with vineyards and woods. When the volcano suddenly erupted on the morning of 24 August 79 A.D., the populations of the little cities that dotted the surrounding countryside were entirely unprepared for the disaster.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
To the Romans, Vesuvius was a fertile mountain, thickly covered with vineyards and woods. When the volcano suddenly erupted on the morning of 24 August 79 A.D., the populations of the little cities that dotted the surrounding countryside were entirely unprepared for the disaster.
The Buried Cities of Campania
Author: William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description