Description
A fascinating look at Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions, including the World Trade Center disaster.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people, their last moments, and the aftermath.
The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino, who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, shares his unique knowledge of the strange physics of volcanic 'downblast' and 'collapse column', drawing a direct link from past to present, and providing readers with a poignant glimpse into the last moments of the 'American Vesuvius'.
Author: Charles R. Pellegrino
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/09/2005
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.22h x 6.30w x 1.19d
ISBN13: 9780060751005
ISBN10: 0060751002
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology
- Social Science | Archaeology
- History | Ancient | Rome
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