Pompeii
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23747433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven J R Ellis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah16108 |
| OpenAlex | W4234574942 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Pompeii is the best known of all Mediterranean archaeological sites, having been famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE , and then fabulously brought back to “life” following its (re)discovery in the mid‐eighteenth century (Figure 1).
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Mount · Engineering · Geology · Historical and Literary Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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