The Buried City: The Revelatory New History from the Director of Pompeii - a Sunday Times Bestseller
'The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY
'Brilliant' TOM HOLLAND
A vast area of Pompeii is being excavated for the first time, revealing astonishing insights into how people really lived. In this revelatory new history, Director of Pompeii Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the untold stories that are at last emerging.
Pompeii is a world frozen in time. There are unmade beds, dishes left drying, tools abandoned by workmen, bodies embracing with love and fear. And alongside the remnants of everyday life, there are captivating works of art: lifelike portraits, exquisite frescos and mosaics, and the extraordinary sculpture of a sleeping boy, curled up under a blanket that's too small.
The Buried City reconstructs the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii on 24 August 79 CE, and offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the city as it was before: who lived here, what mattered to them, and what happened in their final hours. It gives us a vivid sense of Pompeii's continuing relevance, and proves that ancient history is much closer to us than we think.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781399731195 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Zuchtriegel, Gabriel, TRANSLATED BY Bulloch, Jamie | |
| PUBLISHER : Hodder & Stoughton | PUBLICATION DATE : May 21, 2026 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Hodder & Stoughton |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology
In Store Availability | Click name to email shop:
| Prince Building: | 1 |
| IFC: | 0 |
| Repulse Bay: | 1 |
| Festival Walk: | 1 |
| Lyndhurst Terrace: | 1 |
| Tai Kwun: | 0 |
Shop inventory for reference only. Please contact shops for actual stock availability.