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Bocco, Federica Dickmann, Nancy Harper, Elodie O'Connor, Jim Perez Marquez, BarbaraBocco, Federica
Summary: Lonely Planet's Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Savour an authentic Neapolitan pizza, walk through history at Pompeii and tour the stunning Amalfi Coast; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In twenty-four lectures on Pompeii, eminent classicist and Professor Steven L. Tuck resurrects the long-lost lives of aristocrats, merchants, slaves, and other individuals from this imperial Roman city--made famous for its demise after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The result is an unprecedented view of life as it was lived in this ancient culture and an opportunity to discover...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 POMCall number: DVD 937 POM
Perez Marquez, Barbara
Summary: Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when Mount Vesuvius begins erupting, but when Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, the girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Includes facts about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MAR (GRAPHIC NOVELL)Summary: "Experience the intrigue, scandal, excitement and chaos of the most dominant empire in the history of western civilization as History journeys back to the age of Caesar"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANCHarper, Elodie
Summary: Amara's journey has taken her far; from enslavement in Pompeii's Wolf Den brothel to her new life as a high-powered courtesan in Rome, but her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is 79 CE, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square and Co. 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Dickmann, Nancy
Summary: "Ash rained down like burning snowflakes. There was nowhere to run and hide for the residents of Pompeii after Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Follow along with the true story of a doomed city pummeled with pumice and molten rock. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 DICO'Connor, Jim
Summary: The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. 2014
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Ancient What O'ConnorHarper, Elodie
Summary: "Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city's most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara's dreams are haunted by her past. She longs for her sisterhood of friends--the women at the brothel she was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2022