Vesuvius A.D.79 - the Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum [Audiobook] download free by . Carolis
- Listen audiobook: Vesuvius A.D.79 - the Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Author: . Carolis
- Release date: 2006/9/25
- Publisher: GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Natural History
- ISBN: 9780892367191
- Rating: 9.75 of 10
- Votes: 831
- Review by: Emory Lowery
- Review rating: 8.33 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/5
- Duration: 1H31M52S in 256 kbps (24.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-09
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPEG4, WMA, FLAC, WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 ALS (compression RAR, ZIP, TAR.GZ, CBZ, AZW)
- Total pages original book: 124
- Includes a PDF summary of 13 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 9M45S (2.6 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Mount Vesuvius, in what is now southern Italy, erupted in AD 79, spewing volcanic rock, clouds of fine ash, and deadly gases over surrounding towns and farms, burying every trace of their existence. In nearby Pompeii, nearly 2000 people died. Rain falling with the ash formed a kind of cement that encased everything and everyone in an airtight seal. This is an account of the seismic and volcanic activity leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius, as well as a detailed description of the event itself and its aftermath. The authors rely on a wide range of scientific, artistic and literary sources, including the gripping eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, whose eminent uncle died from exposure to toxic gases while trying to help victims evacuate. The authors close with stories and legends of this ancient catastrophe, which continues to fascinate scholars and non-experts to this day.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Volcanology & Seismology, Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology, Classical History / Classical Civilisation, Earth: Natural History General, European History, Ancient History: To C 500 CE
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- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 36.10 USD
- Dimensions: 178x249x16mm
- Weight: 604g
- Printed by: Getty Publications
- Published in: Los Angeles, United States
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