Alison E. Cooley is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, UK. Her many publications include Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (with M. G. L. Cooley; 2nd edn, 2014) and, as editor, A Companion to Roman Italy (2016).

Cooley’s is the first comprehensive overview of the history of the Pompeii excavations, and the discussion of the casual explorations of the site that seem to have occurred prior to the official beginning in the mid-18th century presents material that few of us have ever examined.

• AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1. The Destruction of Pompeii 2. A Broken Sleep 3. The Re-awakening 4. The Politics of Archaeology 5. The Popularization of Pompeii 6. The People of Pompeii 7. Rebuilding Pompeii NotesFurther Reading Glossary Timeline Key figures in the history of Pompeii’s excavation Bibliography Index

Alison E. Cooley is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, UK. Her many publications include Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (with M. G. L. Cooley; 2nd edn, 2014) and, as editor, A Companion to Roman Italy (2016).

Cooley’s is the first comprehensive overview of the history of the Pompeii excavations, and the discussion of the casual explorations of the site that seem to have occurred prior to the official beginning in the mid-18th century presents material that few of us have ever examined.

• AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1. The Destruction of Pompeii 2. A Broken Sleep 3. The Re-awakening 4. The Politics of Archaeology 5. The Popularization of Pompeii 6. The People of Pompeii 7. Rebuilding Pompeii NotesFurther Reading Glossary Timeline Key figures in the history of Pompeii’s excavation Bibliography Index

Alison E. Cooley is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, UK. Her many publications include Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (with M. G. L. Cooley; 2nd edn, 2014) and, as editor, A Companion to Roman Italy (2016).

Cooley’s is the first comprehensive overview of the history of the Pompeii excavations, and the discussion of the casual explorations of the site that seem to have occurred prior to the official beginning in the mid-18th century presents material that few of us have ever examined.

• AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1. The Destruction of Pompeii 2. A Broken Sleep 3. The Re-awakening 4. The Politics of Archaeology 5. The Popularization of Pompeii 6. The People of Pompeii 7. Rebuilding Pompeii NotesFurther Reading Glossary Timeline Key figures in the history of Pompeii’s excavation Bibliography Index