Bodies From the Ash
Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 3, 2017
In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire.
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- Who it’s for
- Pompeii’s final moments meet the startling clues archaeology can bring back to light.
- Themes
- Life and death in ancient Pompeii, Volcanic destruction, Archaeological discoveries
- Genres
- Ancient History for Kids, Archaeology for Kids, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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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?
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The imprints of Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash.
Ashes and Evidence
Pompeii’s final moments meet the startling clues archaeology can bring back to light.
Come here for
- Ancient Pompeii viewed through its sudden destruction
- The eerie human traces preserved in volcanic ash
Expect
- A stark encounter with Vesuvius’s eruption and its aftermath
- A focus on what archaeologists unearthed centuries later
Where it sits
| Earthquakes & Volcanoes | 81% |
|---|---|
| Archaeology for Kids | 48% |
| Ancient History for Kids | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient History for Kids
- Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- Fossils & Dinosaurs
- Rocks & Minerals
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- School & Education
- Earth Science
- Ecosystems & Environment
- Natural Disasters
- Authors
- James M. Deem
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 3, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Life and death in ancient Pompeii · Volcanic destruction · Archaeological discoveries
- Reading lane
- Ancient History for Kids