Bibliograph

Pompeii, Richard Platt ; illustrated by Manuela Cappon

Type

Label

Pompeii, Richard Platt ; illustrated by Manuela Cappon

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pompeii

Oclc number

81945324

Responsibility statement

Richard Platt ; illustrated by Manuela Cappon

Series statement

Through time

Summary

Follow the story of a house in Pompeii from 550 B.C. to the present day, meeting the people who lived there through the ages

Table Of Contents

A humble hut 750 B.C. -- Farms and crafts 380 B.C. -- The town develops 300 B.C. -- The house prospers 150 B.C. -- Inside the atrium 100 B.C. -- The city under attack 89 B.C. -- After the war 82 B.C. -- A growing city A.D. 10 -- The house at its peak A.D. 60 -- A banquet A.D. 60 -- The earthquake A.D. 62 -- After the earthquake A.D. 70 -- The eruption A.D. 79 -- A buried city A.D. 100 -- Forgotten Pompeii A.D. 1689 -- Treasure hunters A.D. 1750 -- Studying the ruins A.D. 1870 -- Romantic ruins Today

Target audience

juvenile

Classification