Classics 73H-001 FYS: Life in Ancient Pompeii, Fall 2018 (Prof. Hérica Valladares): Background Resources

The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1777)

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Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Oxford Classical Dictionary
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome [electronic resource]
A major encyclopedia for the ancient classical world.
Brill's New Pauly [electronic resource].
The standard multi-volume encyclopedia for the classical world.
The Cambridge dictionary of classical civilization
A companion to women in the ancient world [electronic resource]
The first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world
Pompeii in the Public Imagination from its Rediscovery to Today
"The city of Pompeii has had an enormous impact on Western imaginations since its rediscovery under the ashes of the volcano that destroyed it in 79 CE. In the 250 years since excavations began, Pompeii has helped to bring the ancient world to life for everyone, from music hall audiences to gentleman scholars, and it continues to have an impact on the way in which we think about the past, and the human condition itself."

Loeb Classical Library
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Chicago Manual of Style
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Oxford English Dictionary
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