Houses Society In Pompeii Herculaneum

Author : Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780691244150

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Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Pdf

Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure. Combining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of "households" did the inhabitants of the Roman house form? How did the world of work relate to that of entertainment and leisure? How widely did the luxuries of the rich spread among the houses of craftsmen and shopkeepers? Through analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in defining what it meant "to live as a Roman."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:420640671

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Houses & Society in Pompeii & Herculaneum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeremy Hartnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781107105706

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The Roman Street by Jeremy Hartnett Pdf

In this book, Jeremy Hartnett explores the role of the ancient Roman street as the primary venue for social performance and political negotiations.

Author : Sarah Court,Leslie Rainer
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781606066287

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Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary by Sarah Court,Leslie Rainer Pdf

This volume provides a striking account of the life, destruction, rediscovery, and cultural significance of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum and one of its grandest residences—the House of the Bicentenary. This volume vividly recounts, for general readers, the Roman town of Herculaneum, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and uniquely preserved for nearly two thousand years. Initial chapters offer an engaging historical overview of the town during antiquity, including the riveting story of its rediscovery in the eighteenth century, excavation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and broad cultural significance in modern times. Subsequent chapters offer an interpretive tour of the ancient town, then focus on one of Herculaneum’s grandest and most beautifully decorated private residences, known as the House of the Bicentenary. Located on the town’s main street, it has a range of features—original rooms, magnificent wall paintings and mosaics, and remarkable documents—that illuminate daily life in the ancient world. Final chapters bring the story up to date, including recent discoveries about the site and its famous papyrus manuscripts, as well as ongoing conservation initiatives.

Author : Paul Zanker
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674257610

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Pompeii by Paul Zanker Pdf

Pompeii's tragedy is our windfall: an ancient city fully preserved, its urban design and domestic styles speaking across the ages. This richly illustrated book conducts us through the captured wonders of Pompeii, evoking at every turn the life of the city as it was 2,000 years ago. When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. its lava preserved not only the Pompeii of that time but a palimpsest of the city's history, visible traces of the different societies of Pompeii's past. Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture, disentangles these tantalizing traces to show us the urban images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city. Exploring Pompeii's public buildings, its streets and gathering places, we witness the impact of religious changes, the renovation of theaters and expansion of athletic facilities, and the influence of elite families on the city's appearance. Through these stages, Zanker adeptly conjures a sense of the political and social meanings in urban planning and public architecture. The private houses of Pompeii prove equally eloquent, their layout, decor, and architectural detail speaking volumes about the life, taste, and desires of their owners. At home or in public, at work or at ease, these Pompeians and their world come alive in Zanker's masterly rendering. A provocative and original reading of material culture, his work is an incomparable introduction to urban life in antiquity.

Author : Joseph Jay Deiss
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1989-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0892361646

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Herculaneum by Joseph Jay Deiss Pdf

A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papyri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled.

Author : Howard Burton
Publisher : Open Agenda Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781771700917

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Herculaneum Uncovered by Howard Burton Pdf

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. This wide-ranging conversation covers his fascinating archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the politics of excavation, and life in the ancient Roman world. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Historical Value, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. What We Know - History and geology II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie - Exploring historical motivations III. Exploring Roman Society - Housing, slavery, citizenship and status IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii - Different eyes on the past V. The Future of the Past - Excavation, preservation and spending effectively About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series: This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Author : Peter Stewart
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-02-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780191514241

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Statues in Roman Society by Peter Stewart Pdf

Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Yet their prominence in ancient society is often ignored. In the Roman world statues were ubiquitous. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, venerated as gods, or violated as symbols of a defeated political regime, they were recognized individually and collectively as objects of enormous significance. By analysing ancient texts and images, Statues in Roman Society unravels the web of associations which surrounded Roman statues. Addressing all categories of statuary together for the first time, it illuminates them in ancient terms, explaining expectations of what statues were or ought to be and describing the Romans' uneasy relationship with 'the other population' in their midst.

Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847650641

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Pompeii by Mary Beard Pdf

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily Mail The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire. This remarkable book rises to the challenge of making sense of those remains, as well as exploding many myths: the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; or the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; or the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one; or the massive death count, maybe less than ten per cent of the population. An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's favourite classicist.

Author : Pedar Foss,John J. Dobbins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134689750

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The World of Pompeii by Pedar Foss,John J. Dobbins Pdf

This well-illustrated volume, written by experts, is an all-embracing survey of The World of Pompeii, the town of Herculaneum and the many urban and rural villas.

Author : James Renshaw
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474299930

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In Search of the Romans (Second Edition) by James Renshaw Pdf

In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans, now for the first time in colour, its opening two chapters guide the reader through the events of Roman history, from the foundation of the city to the fall of the empire. Subsequent chapters introduce the most important aspects of the Roman world: the army and the provinces, religion, society, and entertainment; the final two chapters focus on Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two cities destroyed by Vesuvius. New to this edition are sections on the Augustan principate, on the Roman army, on life in the provinces and on engineering innovations, while the existing text is revised throughout. The narrative includes descriptions of many individuals from the Roman world, drawn from a variety of social settings. Activity boxes and further reading lists throughout each chapter aid students' understanding of the subject. Review questions challenge students to read further and reflect on some of the most important social, political and cultural issues of ancient Rome, as well as to compare them with those of their own society. The new edition is supported by a website that includes images, maps and timelines, further reading and related links.

Author : Franklin Webster Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : PRNC:32101068054111

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The Pompeia by Franklin Webster Smith Pdf

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0199987432

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Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Paul Roberts Pdf

"This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 28 March to 29 September 2013"--T.p. verso.

Author : Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313017971

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Daily Life in the Roman City by Gregory S. Aldrete Pdf

Despite the fact that the majority of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire lived an agricultural existence and thus resided outside of urban centers, there is no denying the fact that the core of Roman civilization—its essential culture and politics—was based in cities. Even at the furthest boundaries of the Empire, Roman cities shared a remarkable and consistent similarity in terms of architecture, art, infrastructure, and organization which was modeled after the greatest city of all, Rome itself. In Gregory Aldrete's exhaustive account, readers will have the opportunity to peer into the inner workings of daily life in ancient Rome, to witness the full range of glory, cruelty, sophistication, and deprivation that characterized Roman cities, and will perhaps even gain new insight into the nature and history of urban existence in America today. Included are accounts of Rome's history, infrastructure, government, and inhabitants, as well as chapters on life and death, the dangers and pleasures of urban living, entertainment, religion, the emperors, and the economy. Additional sections explore two other important Roman cities: Ostia, an industrial port town, and Pompeii, the doomed playground of the rich. This volume is ideal for high school and college students, as well as for anyone interested in examining the realities of life in ancient Rome. A chronology of the time period, maps, illustrations, a bibliography, and an index are also included.

Author : Alison E. Cooley,M. G. L. Cooley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134624560

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Pompeii and Herculaneum by Alison E. Cooley,M. G. L. Cooley Pdf

The original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material from Herculaneum, the neighbouring town also buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook allows readers to form a richer and more diverse picture of urban life on the Bay of Naples. Focusing upon inscriptions and ancient texts, it translates and sets into context a representative sample of the huge range of source material uncovered in these towns. From the labels on wine jars to scribbled insults, and from advertisements for gladiatorial contests to love poetry, the individual chapters explore the early history of Pompeii and Herculaneum, their destruction, leisure pursuits, politics, commerce, religion, the family and society. Information about Pompeii and Herculaneum from authors based in Rome is included, but the great majority of sources come from the cities themselves, written by their ordinary inhabitants – men and women, citizens and slaves. Encorporating the latest research and finds from the two cities and enhanced with more photographs, maps, and plans, Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook offers an invaluable resource for anyone studying or visiting the sites.