Pompeii's Living Statues: Ancient Roman Lives Stolen from Death
- ISBN-10
- 0472117270
- ISBN-13
- 9780472117277
- Category
- Archaeology and history
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Author
- Eugene J. Dwyer
Description
An intriguing look at contemporary views regarding the casts of victims from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption
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