World of Pompeii

The World of Pompeiidraws together the vast amount of data available on Pompeii and allows readers, for the first time, to see the buried cities of Campania in the round. Although there is increasing specialization in the subject area, leading scholars are brought together to provide a comprehensive overview that has not been available since Mau'sPompeii: its life and art, published over one hundred years ago.The picture of the settlements under Vesuvius is being revised by the on-going archaeological work and this volume details life as lived by the elite to the lower classes, using the results of the latest discoveries. The volume is also accompanied by a CD that includes the most detailed map of Pompeii produced so far. Highly illustrated and including a large number of site maps this volume provides a wide-ranging survey of the site and Pompeian studies.Dobbins, John J. is the author of 'World of Pompeii ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415173247 and ISBN 0415173248.