ISBN: 0415705460

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the. accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded. those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii… Mehr…

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the. accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded. those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and the works of Pliny. /* TEMPLATE 1 */ .TEMPLATE { font-family: "Playfair Display", Times New Roman, Georgia, sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; } .TEMPLATE h1 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 25px; } .TEMPLATE h2 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 18px; } .TEMPLATE h3 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 16px; } .TEMPLATE p { margin-top: 0; font-size: 14px; } .TEMPLATE .images { padding: 10px 10px; } .TEMPLATE .store_desc { text-align: center; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; } .TEMPLATE .third { display: inline-block; padding: 10px 1.5% 10px; margin: 20px 0 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; } .TEMPLATE .col_right { margin-left: 400px; min-height: 420px; min-width: 400px; padding-left: 40px; } .TEMPLATE .images img { max-height: 550px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 20px; display: block; } ul { padding-left: 30px; font-size: 14px; } hr { margin: 0; padding: 0; background-color: #000; line-height: 2px; } #variant_specifics { padding: 8px 4px 4px 4px; border-radius: 4px; } #variant_specifics ul { list-style-type: none; padding-left: 2px; margin-bottom: 4px; } @media (max-width: 767px) { #variant_specifics p, #product_details p, #feature_bullets p, .store_desc p, p { font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; } .TEMPLATE .third { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } } Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius: The Boy who Watched the End of the World Product Overview Format: Hardcover Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of themost famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger?sEpistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption ofVesuvius in AD 79.These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provideaccounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded,destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii andHerculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides thefirst comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualizedby evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latestarchaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about theeruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscripttradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letteroffer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, andmeaning.Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius offers a thorough companion tothese letters, and to the eruption, which will be of interest not only tothose working on Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and the works of Plinybut also to general readers, Latin students, and scholars of the Roman worldmore broadly. Details Publisher ? : ? Routledge; 1st edition (30 Mar. 2022) Language ? : ? English Hardcover ? : ? 334 pages ISBN-10 ? : ? 0415705460 Dimensions ? : ? 16.51 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm CAE Exams Latin Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology , Sehr gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Type: Book, Publication Name: Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius: The Boy who Watched the End o, Brand: Routledge, ISBN10: 0415705460, ISBN13: 9780415705462, EAN: 9780415705462, GTIN: 09780415705462, Format: Hardback, Language: English, Subject: History & Military, Taylor & Francis<

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