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Zanker, Paul.

Pompeii : public and private life / Paul Zanker ; translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider. - ix, 251 p., 16 p. of plates. - Revealing antiquity ; 11 . - Revealing antiquity ; 11. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Townscape and Domestic Taste -- Townscapes -- Domestic Taste and Cultural Self-Definition -- Urban Space as a Reflection of Society -- The Hellenistic City of the Oscans -- The Roman Colonists' City -- Townscape and Ideology in the Age of Augustus -- The City's Final Years -- The Domestic Arts in Pompeii -- The Origins of the Roman Villa -- Two Forms of Living Space -- A Miniature Villa in the Town -- A Courtyard with a Large Marble Fountain -- A Garden as Sanctuary -- A Parlor Overlooking Diana's Sacred Grove -- Gardens Filled with Sculptures -- Dining under the Stars -- Large Pictures for Small Dreams -- Domestic Taste and Cultural Identity -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- Index.

ISBN: 0674689674 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0674689666 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 98024720

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cities and towns--Rome
City planning--Rome
Politics and culture--Rome

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Social life and customs

LC Class. No.: DG70.P7 / Z3613 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 937.07