Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide for Visitors

The resonant ruins of Pompeii offer perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Miraculously preserved and emerging from layers of volcanic ash, the paved streets of Pompeii now welcome two million visitors annually. However, despite the fame and unique importance of this site, there has been a surprising lack of a handy archaeological guide in English to reveal and explain its public spaces and private residences. This compact and user-friendly handbook, written by an expert in the field, helpfully fills that gap. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, diagrams, and other images, "Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide" provides a general introduction to the doomed city, followed by an authoritative summary and survey of the buildings, artefacts, and paintings themselves. Derived from an intimate knowledge of Roman archaeology around the Bay of Naples, the result is an unrivalled picture of the forum, temples, brothels, bath-houses, bakeries, gymnasia, amphitheatre, necropolis, and other site buildings - including perennial favourites like the House of the Faun, named after its celebrated dancing satyr.

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