Pompeii (Archaeological Histories)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0715631616 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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. In 2004, she was awarded The Butterworth Memorial Teaching Award. Alison E. Cooley is Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, UK
"Cooley's is the first comprehensive overview of the history of the Pompeii excavations, and the discussion of the casual explorations of the site that seem to have occurred prior to the official beginning in the mid-18th century presents material that few of us have ever examined." -- New England Classical Journal
Before turning to the cultural and political background behind the site's rediscovery in 1748, Alison Cooley examines whether it really did remain undisturbed up to that point. And in the twentieth century excavation transformed our image of the urban environment of Pompeii, raising new questions as it dug ever deeper. Images of the town are familiar all around the world. In the second half of the nineteenth century the fall of the Bourbon monarchy dramatically heralded a new era of archaeological exploration under the direction of Giuseppe Fiorelli. But even today our picture of the site is being changed by new archaeological discoveries. Pompeii is Italy's third most popular tourist attraction, with millions of visitors each year. This book explores the impact of scientific advances, archaeological innovations, and contemporary politics upon interpretations of Pompeii over the last 250 y