The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological inve

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The book recreates the lost world of Pompeii and -- based on archaeological detective work -- discribes how Eros the steward might have lived and how he came to

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