Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

A new illustrated introduction to one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world.

'beautifully illustrates the history of the excavations and vividly brings to life the stories of the slaves and the elite'

''shows how important this Roman town is to our understanding of everyday Roman life'

It would be hard to imagine a more informative study of Herculaneum.

Will remain the essential reference point for the study of Herculaneum for the forseeable future.

It would be hard to imagine a more informative study of Herculaneum.

'this is a fantastic book ... the photograph is spectacular.  Author Andrew Wallace-Hadrill has copious credentials to make him an authority on this subject making it pretty hard to beat in this area.'

'A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated account of what we know and understand about Herculaneum'

''shows how important this Roman town is to our understanding of everyday Roman life'

'beautifully illustrates the history of the excavations and vividly brings to life the stories of the slaves and the elite.'

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, OBE, was the Director of the British School at Rome and is now Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He is Director for the Packard Humanities Institute of its Herculaneum Conservation Project. His books include Suetonius: The Scholar and his Caesars (1985), Augustan Rome (1993) and Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (1994), and he will be featured in an upcoming Discovery Channel film on Pompeii debuting Sunday, March 13, 2011.

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ISBN 13	9780711231429
ISBN 10	0711231427
Title	Herculaneum
Author	Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-05-05
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.