The ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia have excited the imagination of scholars and tourists alike ever since early modern times. The removal of volcanic debris at Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the clearance of centuries of accumulated soil and vegetation from the ancient port city of Rome at Ostia, have provided us with the most important evidence for Roman urban life. Pompeii is the subject of numerous books but the other two cities are ...
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