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This six-volume set contains programs about the ancient world and the legacy it has left us. Computer graphics and animation illustrate how historical sites of ancient civilizations once appeared, and recent film footage shows the present states of the extant structures. Historians and authorities provide commentary and analysis.
2) Pompeii
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"After examining conditions in the town during its last years of existence, as its people came to terms with repeated earth tremors, Alison Cooley challenges the popular image of Pompeii as frozen in time by the eruption, by examining the extent to which the site really was undisturbed for over 1,500 years. She then turns to the history of the town as an archaeological site, analysing the impact of contemporary politics and cultural preoccupations...
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"In AD 79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and rock, and leaving them remarkably well preserved for centuries. While Pompeii has been extensively written about and popularized, the remains of Herculaneum are less widely known, but they have yielded spectacular archaeological evidence. This is the first major study of Herculaneum since that of Joseph Jay Deiss, published in 1966 and last revised...
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