It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
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Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private,...
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum aloud.
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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