Full Product Details
Author: Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Dimensions:
Width: 25.00cm
, Height: 3.40cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 2.377kg
ISBN: 9780711231429
ISBN 10: 0711231427
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 05 May 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill knows more about Herculaneum than anyone since AD 79. Here he distils that expertise to get right to the heart of this little Roman town. It's a must-read not just for anyone who plans to visit this amazing site, but for anyone who want to understand how the ordinary Roman world worked. Mary Beard
"'beautifully illustrates the history of the excavations and vividly brings to life the stories of the slaves and the elite.' -- Sarah Lancashire Daily Express ""shows how important this Roman town is to our understanding of everyday Roman life' Good Book Guide 'A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated account of what we know and understand about Herculaneum' Sunday Telegraph '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.' 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"
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 'beautifully illustrates the history of the excavations and vividly brings to life the stories of the slaves and the elite.' -- Sarah Lancashire Daily Express
Author Information
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.
