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The Town of Hercules
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The Town of Hercules
A Buried Treasure Trove, Revised and Expanded
Joseph Jay Deiss

J. Paul Getty Museum
184 pages, 8 1/4 x 11 inches
30 color and 99 b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-0-89236-222-6
hardcover, Out of Print  1995

Deiss brings to life where and how the wealthy and poor people of Herculaneum lived. A good source for teachers to use in the classroom.
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Written especially for young adults, The Town of Hercules tells the exciting story of the eruption of Vesuvius and explains, through the example of the town itself, how life was lived in the Roman Empire during the first century A.D.

Joseph Day Deiss has served as vice director of the American Academy in Rome and has written several historical novels and biographies.

This title is out of print. Please look for it at your local libraries and/or used bookstores.

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