{"product_id":"9781861975966","title":"Pompeii","description":"\u003cp\u003ePompeii explodes several myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than ten per cent of the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStreet Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths, these chapter headings give a surprising insight into the workings of a Roman town. At the Suburban Baths, we go from communal bathing to hygiene to erotica. A fast-food joint on the Via dell' Abbondanza introduces food and drink diets and street life. These are just a few of the strands that make up an extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing re-discovery, by Britain's leading classicist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JUST BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41396192215155,"sku":"9781861975966","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/pompeii-the-life-of-a-roman-town.jpg?v=1752694312","url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.co.za\/products\/9781861975966","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}