Pocket Museum: Ancient Rome (Pocket Museum)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500293481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Virginia Campbell is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford. She is the author of The Tombs of Pompeii, holds a PhD in Classics from the University of Reading and has taught at both Reading and St Andrews universities.
From coins of the fifth century BCE to pottery made at the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, all the objects reveal an important insight into this highly influential ancient civilization. 250 color illustrations. Over a period of more than 1,000 years, Roman culture evolved administratively, socially, and politically, with many elements still recognizable in the sociopolitical infrastructure of the modern Western world.Richly illustrated with detailed photographs of every object, the informative text reveals how each artifact is a key object in
She is the author of The Tombs of Pompeii, holds a PhD in Classics from the University of Reading and has taught at both Reading and St Andrews universities. Virginia Campbell is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford.