Vesuvius, A.D. 79 : the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum /

Vesuvius, A.D. 79 : the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	De Carolis, Ernesto.
Imprint:	Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003.
Description:	135 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 79) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city) Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79. Pompeii (Extinct city) Herculaneum (Extinct city) Italy -- Antiquities. Italy. Italy -- Herculaneum (Extinct city) Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city) Italy -- Vesuvius.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4970217

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Other authors / contributors:	Patricelli, Giovanni.
ISBN:	0892367199 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 129) and index.

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Summary:	Mount Vesuvius, in what is now southern Italy, erupted in AD 79, spewing volcanic rock, clouds of fine ash, and deadly gases over surrounding towns and farms, burying every trace of their existence. In nearby Pompeii, nearly 2000 people died. Rain falling with the ash formed a kind of cement that encased everything and everyone in an airtight seal.
Physical Description:	135 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 129) and index.
ISBN:	0892367199