Mary Beard uses the relics buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius on AD79 to bring everyday Roman culture alive. Pompeii explodes a number of myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population. Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths, these chapter Pompeii - Mary Beard od authora Mary Beard a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Mary Beard |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
368 |
| Rok vydání |
2010 |
| Nakladatelství |
Profile Books |
