Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii by James M. Deem

Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii

James M. Deem

64 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history science dark informative tense slow-paced
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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 erupti...

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