This handsome volume, well supplied with photographs and diagrams, is the work of Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, former Director of the British School at Rome and a distinguished expert on Roman Italy. It is also the fruit of the Herculaneum Conservation Project, which has worked to conserve the site and remedy the neglect that it had suffered, especially in comparison with Pompeii. Wallace-Hadrill begins by considering the site's geology and the history of archaeological work there, and goes on to look at the evidence for daily life in the town, as well as the amenities it offered to different members of society. Pictures of key buildings as well as material remains - striking statues, items of furniture and stone reliefs, for example - help to give an excellent sense of the site. The final chapter is devoted to the describing the fascinating struggle to preserve the site in recent years.
| ISBN | 0711231427 | | Pages | 352 | | ISBN13 | 9780711231429
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 2377 | | Publisher | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | | Height (mm) | 305 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 250 | | Publication date | 05 May 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 34 | | DEWEY | 937.72564 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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CONTENTS 1. Geology and the Laws of Nature 2. The Politics of Discovery 3. Ruins Restored 4. The Town in Its Setting 5. The Public Face of the Town 6. Inhabitants 7. Standards of Living 8. High Life 9. Low Life 10. A Tale of Two Cities Epilogue: Saving the Past Further Reading Index Acknowledgments
Will remain the essential reference point for the study of Herculaneum for the forseeable future. Burlington magazine It would be hard to imagine a more informative study of Herculaneum. TLS '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' Sunday Telegraph "shows how important this Roman town is to our understanding of everyday Roman life' Good Book Guide
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