The buried city : unearthing the real Pompeii / Gabriel Zuchtriegel ; translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.
| Author/creator | Zuchtriegel, Gabriel author. |
| Other author | Bulloch, Jamie, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025. |
| Description | ix, 242 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Vom Zauber des Untergangs. English (Bulloch) |
| Contents | Introduction: risks and side-effects -- What is it about classical art? -- Captivating rituals -- A city on the verge of catastrophe -- What counts in the end -- Life goes on -- Afterword. |
| Abstract | "Join Gabriel Zuchtriegel for the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was tragically annihilated yet perfectly preserved in the year AD 79. As director of the archaeological park at Pompeii, Zuchtriegel's work brings him into daily contact with everything that was left behind when the city and its inhabitants were overcome by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In this moving and intimate book, he makes sense of the latest discoveries while reflecting on his role as a keeper of this heritage. According to Die Zeit, 'Archaeology has never been talked about so vividly.' Pompeii has yielded extraordinary art, architecture, and artifacts ever since excavations first began in 1748. But recent years have witnessed a succession of important finds revealing the lives of people at all levels of Roman society, including a thermopolium, or snack bar, where Pompeiians got their takeout and a tiny storage room where three enslaved individuals, including a child, once slept. Zuchtriegel offers a fresh portrait of the beloved World Heritage Site as a cosmopolitan, multiethnic place challenged by rapid growth and socioeconomic inequality, connecting us to a past that is much closer than we think"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Translation first published in Great Britain in 2025 by Hodder Press."--Title page verso. |
| General note | "Originally published as Vom Zauber des Untergangs: Was Pompeji über uns erzählt by Gabriel Zuchtriegel in 2023 by Propyläen Verlag"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index. |
| LCCN | 2024032127 |
| ISBN | 9780226839608 |
| ISBN | 0226839605 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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