vesuvius (italy)

Graphic novel representation of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the city of Pompeii and its citizens.

Young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus, placed in charge of the Agua Augusta, sets out for Pompeii in an effort to fix the problems that have been plaguing the enormous aqueduct, but he soon learns there are natural and man-made forces working against him.

Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Describes the civilization of Rome including the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.

Describes the life and people of Pompeii, a city in southern Italy destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

By "reading" the bones of people killed in the town of Herculaneum by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, an anthropologist reconstructs their lives.

Chronicles the events surrounding the AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and includes illustrated photographs of the excavation of the cities as well as information on other famous volcanic eruptions.

Prima, a slave, convinces the master's son to teach her to read and write--a skill that comes in handy when a message arrives while the master is away from home warning of an impending volcano eruption.

Describes the discovery of Pompeii, the volcanic eruption that destroyed it, life in the ancient city when it was alive and flourishing, and issues related to its excavation.