In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was a mountain. But Vesuvius was an active volcano, and within twenty-four hours of its eruption, the city was destroyed. Hundreds of years later, archaeologists unearthed what was buried under the rubble. The most unexpected and extraordinary discovery? The imprints of Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash.
- ISBN10 0618473084
- ISBN13 9780618473083
- Publish Date 1 October 2005
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 15 November 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English