The World of Pompeii (Routledge Worlds) 1st Edition

by Pedar Foss (Editor), John J. Dobbins (Editor)

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This all embracing survey of Pompeii provides the most comprehensive survey of the region available. With contributions by well-known experts in the field, this book studies not only Pompeii, but also – for the first time – the buried surrounding cities of Campania. The World of Pompeii includes the latest understanding of the region, based on the up-to-date findings of recent archaeological work.

Accompanied by downloadable resources with the most detailed map of Pompeii so far, this book is instrumental in studying the city in the ancient world and is an excellent source book for students of this fascinating and tragic geographic region.

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‘The editors' … modest hope that The World of Pompeii will serve as an updated variation on the themes of August Mau's Pompeii: Its Life and Art is no preparation for the wealth of information presented here, not to mention access to the thoughts and work of many leading Pompeii scholars from the eighteenth century onwards.’ – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About the Author

John J. Dobbins is Professor of Classical Art & Archaeology at the University of Virginia, USA

Pedar Foss is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of DePauw, USA

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (August 22, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 662 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415475775
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415475778
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.85 x 1.59 x 9.69 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #192,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #29 in Ancient History (Books)
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- #322 in Ancient Roman History (Books)

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Virginia A. McConnell

An essential source for Pompeii and Herculaneum

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2019

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This has vastly exceeded my expectations. It consists of essays on all the various aspects of the Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. , written by scholars, but highly readable. Absolutely essential for anyone interested in this topic. The beauty of it is that you can skip around and read various essays, not necessarily in order. Put it down for a while and pick it back up whenever you like. I am finally understanding the different effects of the eruption on these cities.

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Mary

Comprehensive and well organized

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 5, 2019

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This text provides a comprehensive overview of research done in Pompeii in the last two centuries and explains various aspects of life in this ancient Roman city. Beginning with its initial settlement then colonization by Rome, various scholars examine its urban planning and evolution of both domestic and public space as residential needs and tastes changed over the late Republic and early Imperial period. The book also includes a CD that contains images of maps of the city showing regions and street names.

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Dan Pater

A splendid book, but not everything you'll want or need.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 7, 2012

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The wealth and diversity of information presented in this book, and by so many experts in one volume is wonderful. Two immediate shortcomings in The World of Pompeii are:
- image quality, entirely black and white, are often less then optimum;
- the link to the website associated with the book doesn't work!

Here are a pair of qualified solid academic Reviews of the hardback edition:

Steven Ellis, University of Cincinnati: [...]

Carol C. Mattusch, George Mason University: [...]

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Aleesi

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2013

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Engrossing and informative. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to know more about life in Pompeii and the other cities affected by the eruption.

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melody

Very Informative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2019

The subject is really interesting. Worth reading.

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preiaen

Emfehlenswertes Fachbuch.

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on March 5, 2021

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Zu Beginn sei gleich gesagt, bei The World of Pompei (TWOP) handelt es sich nicht um ein Sachbuch, sondern um eine Sammelband mit Fachpublikation aus dem Bereich der altertumswissenschaftlichen Forschung mit Schwerpunkt Pompeji. Das heißt, die Zielgruppe sind vor allem Wissenschaftler und Studenten. Damit ist jedoch nicht gesagt, dass Fachfremde oder interessierte Laien die Lektüre nicht auch interessant finden könnten, man sollte es nur wissen, um entsprechend die Erwartungshaltung justieren zu können.

In den hier abgedruckten Artikeln wird der aktuelle Stand der Forschung zu einer großen Bandbreite an Themen rund um die Erforschung Pompejis akkurat zusammengefasst. Bei den Autoren handelt es sich um das internationale Who-is-who der Pompejiforschung. Jedem Studenten und Wissenschaftler, der sich auf die dunklen Pfade der Pompejianistik begeben möchte ( Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate! ), bieten die für die eigenen Fragestellung relevanten Artikel aus TWOP einen hervorragenden und noch aktuellen Startpunkt.

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