pompeii (extinct city)

Discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its effect on Pompeii, and examines the archaeological discovery of the city in 1860.

Photographs, illustrations, and facts describe the entombed city of Pompeii, Italy.

Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soon Vesuvius will alter their lives forever.

Discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its effect on Pompeii, and examines the archaeological discovery of the city in 1860.

Examines the rise and fall of ancient Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, and discusses the lasting influence of these civilizations on government and culture.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about volcanic eruptions; includes a thumb index to help readers find how eruptions affect the Earth over time.

Annie and Jack visit Pompeii just as the volcano is about to erupt and must find a Roman scroll before everything is buried in ash.

Dramatization of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world--the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.