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Lost city of Pompeii
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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent |
Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire. |
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The lost world of Pompeii
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Colin Amery,Amery, Colin; Curran Jr., Brian |
"On August 24, A.D. 79, the prosperous Roman city of Pompeii in central Italy was the victim of one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. The nearby volcano Vesuvius awoke suddenly and … |
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Pompeii
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Ron Goor,Nancy Goor |
Explores the social, political, cultural, and religious life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. and not rediscovered until the late seventeenth century. |
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