Pompeii was an iconic Roman city that managed to leave behind impressive traces of a civilization as rich and evolved as few others of its era. In a tragic twist of fate, the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius presented history with an inheritance of architecture, art, artifacts and knowledge of inestimable value. This volume, full of information that recreates daily life in Pompeii, accompanied by spectacular color photographs, maps, and three-dimensional reconstructions, helps visitors rediscover the monuments, the life and the secrets of one of Classical antiquity's most fascinating sites.