Pompeii, a Different Perspective
Via dell'Abbondanza, a long road, well traveled
by Jennifer F. Stephens and Arthur E. Stephens
Hardback (Out of print)
(June 2017)
ISBN: 9781937040789
12.99 x 8.98 inches
Price: $50.00
Out of stock
Pompeii, a Different Perspective tells the story of a two thousand year-old street. It takes the reader on a unique journey down Via dell’Abbondanza, the longest street in the ancient city. In the first century AD a wide range of elite houses, apartments, businesses and workspaces lined this 900 meter-long bustling thoroughfare, which was well-traveled by slaves, soldiers, merchants, commoners, and patricians. There is possibly no other single street that better depicts the diverse lives of the people who lived in Pompeii. The book visually documents and interprets Via dell’Abbondanza with distinctive and highly detailed representations of the thirty-two city blocks along the street that were created for the archives in Pompeii and for conservation management, academic study, and general historic interest. The photomosaic images of the facades were produced by carefully combining survey drawings and digital photographs, revealing views that cannot be seen on the site. The book also traces the history of the excavation of the street, analyzes the deterioration of the structures since they were discovered, and provides interesting supplemental information about the buildings and the recording methodology. A companion website (www.pompeiiperspectives.org) offers the reader additional historical facts, quantitative data, and research details.
- By (author) Arthur E. Stephens
- By (author) Jennifer F. Stephens
"Never before has via dell'Abbondanza - or any Roman street for that matter - been photographed with such precision or completeness. It was a 5-year project conducted by skilled photographers who share both a love for Pompeii and an understanding that the information held in its ruins is unalterably becoming lost over time. Their methods should serve as a model and inspiration for future photographic projects."--Kevin Dicus, University of Oregon, Journal of Roman Archaeology, Volume 31 "...The book and its companion website are a welcome addition to Pompeian studies and will appeal to Roman archaeologists, students of classical antiquity, architectural historians, as well as the more curious tourist interested in having professional photographs of Pompeii's urban landscape." --Matthew Selheimer, University of Leicester, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2018.04.03 "[The book] offers an important, rich and authoritative visual record for anyone with an interest in Roman urban space." --Matthew Nicholls, The Times Literary Supplement, September 2018
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