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First publish date: 2008
Authors: Mary Beard
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πŸ“˜ The Fifties

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πŸ“˜ Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum by A. R. Burn
The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Kelly
The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum by Harry Kessler
The Pompeii Archeological Guide by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
Pompeii: Daily Life by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
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