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Secrets of Pompeii : everyday life in ancient Rome / Emidio de Albentiis ; photography by Alfredo and Pio Foglia ; [edited by Luisa Chiap].

by De Albentiis, Emidio, 1958-

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J. Paul Getty Museum, c2009.

Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Civilization.

Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs.

Rome -- Civilization.

Rome -- Social life and customs.

196 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Italian edition to be published later by Magnus Edizioni (Udine, Italy) with title I Segreti delle ceneri.

Editor from colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Daily life of the ancient Romans and the reasons it fascinates us -- Political, economic, judicial, and religious heart of the city -- Elections and election propaganda -- Religious reasons and ritual methods for blood sacrifices -- Cult of Dionysos and its traces in Pompeii -- Sports and physical fitness -- Games and gladiators -- Day at the Baths -- Theater and its genres -- Music in dramatic spectacles and in everyday life -- Macellum in Pompeii, an example of a multiuse building -- Shops, commerce, and artisans' workshops -- in the service of Venus : brothels as places of business, pleasure, and the exploitation of slaves -- Decoration of houses at Pompeii -- Life at home -- To die rich : the funeral as status symbol -- Plan of Pompeii and location of the principal structures.

Foglia, Alfredo.

De Albentiis, Emidio, 1958- Segreti delle ceneri. English.

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