Pompeii

Public and Private Life

Paul Zanker

Translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider

  • A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1999

Preface

Townscape and Domestic Taste

Townscapes

Domestic Taste and Cultural Self-Definition

Urban Space as a Reflection of Society

The Hellenistic City of the Oscans

The Roman Colonists' City

Townscape and Ideology in the Age of Augustus

The City's Final Years

The Domestic Arts in Pompeii

The Origins of the Roman Villa

Two Forms of Living Space

A Miniature Villa in the Town

A Courtyard with a Large Marble Fountain

A Garden as Sanctuary

A Parlor Overlooking Diana's Sacred Grove

Gardens Filled with Sculptures

Dining under the Stars

Large Pictures for Small Dreams

Domestic Taste and Cultural Identity

Abbreviations

Notes

Illustration Credits

Index

  • Cover: Pompeii
  • A photo of the author

Paul Zanker is Professor of Classical Archeology, University of Munich, and Director of the German Archeological Institute in Rome. He is the author of Mask of Socrates: The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity and The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus.