Mary Beard

Pompeia: O Dia-a-Dia da Mítica Cidade Romana (2008)

This is this generation's best book on Pompeii; it's impossible to imagine visiting the site without having read it, and although it's not a guidebook, it does have a helpful appendix called "Making a Visit" that covers what to wear, how best to arrive, and which houses you'll probably be most in...

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (2008)

I've always been fascinated by the Romans. I loved taking Latin as a child and imagining all kinds of exciting adventures in ancient Rome. I'll bet Mary Beard, the author of The Fires of Vesuvius, felt the same way. In this book she displays a healthy skepticism about some of the more common theo...

The Colosseum (2005)