Project Gutenberg 2005-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 138 Monnier, Marc 1827 1885 Monnier, Marco Marc-Monnier The Wonders of Pompeii Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Wonders of Pompeii" by Marc Monnier is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides an engaging exploration of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, focusing on its vibrant life before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The book combines detailed descriptions of the city’s history, architecture, and the excavation efforts that brought its ruins to light. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for a fascinating journey through Pompeii, discussing both its past and the excavation process that revealed the city after centuries of burial. Monnier outlines the city’s historical significance, its structure, and the various activities of its inhabitants, highlighting the vibrant life that once thrived there. He also gives insight into the excavation efforts, introducing figures like Signor Fiorelli, who played a crucial role in recovering the city’s treasures. The author emphasizes the interplay between the devastation caused by the eruption and the preservation of history that followed, emphasizing that while Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, it also preserved its secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pompeii (Extinct city) DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 376670 376778 2024-10-07T14:50:31.052664 2023-09-08T05:19:42.483211 text/html text/html 378025 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1686173 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1803333 2024-10-07T14:50:40.059608 application/epub+zip 1805026 2024-10-07T14:50:33.649636 application/epub+zip 222449 2024-10-07T14:50:32.077669 application/epub+zip 1993555 2024-10-07T14:50:44.385574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1961303 2024-10-07T14:50:38.865626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337635 2022-09-08T10:19:19.420125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326806 2024-10-07T14:50:29.878675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326666 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 128784 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 326544 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128675 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 326642 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128596 2020-12-13T11:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22843 2024-10-07T14:50:44.523563 application/rdf+xml 13527 2024-10-07T14:50:32.665654 image/jpeg 3992 2024-10-07T14:50:32.378672 image/jpeg 1754979 2024-10-07T14:50:31.141682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia