The Shadow Of Vesuvius: Raleigh Trevelyan

This book about the disaster of A.D. 79 is concerned with the impact of Pompeii's rediscovery as well as an introduction to the various excavated sites for those new to this vast and ancient Roman time capsule. Not only Pompeii is of interest here - Herculaneum and other small towns nearby that were overwhelmed in the catastrophe are also covered. Illustrated with beautiful colour and black and white artistic representations of ancient Roman life inspired by the rediscovery in 1748 as well as photographs of perfectly preserved artifacts.