'Pompeii has superb illustrations, combined with a sparse text that packs an enormous amount of scholarly information, presented in a way that is understandable and accessible to the YA reader. ... for the YA reader interested in what has actually been discovered there, and how those discoveries illustrate the daily life of Romans, this book is probably the best place to begin.'
John Rosser, Boston College MA. Kliatt, Nov '94
Peter Connolly was a renowed British scholar of the ancient world, Greek, and Roman military equipment historian, reconstructional archaeologist, and illustrator. He was awarded an honorary research fellowship at the Institute of Archaeology of the University College London.
Introduction; The disaster; Vesuvius; Discovery and excavation; Aerial view of the excavations; The town and its history; The forum; The streets and water supply; People and accommodation; Inside the insula; Houses; Construction and decoration; The entrance; The reception rooms 1: the atrium; The reception rooms 2: the tablinum; The kitchen and toilet; The dining room; Dinner parties; The bedrooms; Furniture, lighting and heating; The garden; Private baths; The street; The commercial life of Pompeii; The shops; Bars and taverns; The bakers; The fullers and launderers; The public baths 1; The public baths 2; The public baths 3; The theatre; The amphitheatre; In the arena; Maps; Glossary; Index