Mixed bag with lots of pictures, and sidebars making it a bit of an effort to follow the narrative. I enjoyed the excerpts from Mark Twain, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

Alternates between very easy reading and heavier reading. The photos and such were really great though.

Lots of history, pictures and details. The document section in the back is actually a collection of writings. Reading what Mark Twain and Charles Dickenson thought of the historical site was interesting to me.

This little book is packed full of information, was like reading a history book, wish the type had been a wee bit bigger. But, still really interesting.

Lots of pictures, and a good chunk on life in Pompeii and ancient Rome in general. The rest of it was architecture and archaeological inventory lists. A must-read for enthusiasts of floor plans of destroyed buildings that've been buried in ash for 1900 years

I have finally got through the useful and informative documentation at the back. I learned things from this about the earliest times of the settlement.

Solid introduction to the subject that it was good to revisit and I'm glad I finally read all of the appendices, mostly because the one by Mark Twain is fantastic.

good information, lots of pictures. Having been to Pompeii before reading this book, I definitely learned more than what I had heard on my tour, though some of it was repeat information. I imagine the later editions of the book are more helpful.

“Pompeii, The day a City Died”, a history by Robert Etienne. A lavishly illustrated reconstruction of what Pompeii must have looked like in the days before that fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Un livre vraiment détaillé, parfois trop et peu lisible donc un peu rébarbatif.
Mais c'est un découverte Gallimard donc ce n'est jamais mauvais non plus.

Pour ceux que ça intéresse, pour couvrir pas mal du sujet, je recommande un MOOC que j'ai suivi :
https://www.coursera.org/learn/roman-...?

Dieses kleine Sachbuch ist eine gute Einführung in die Ausgrabung von Pompeji und das Alltagsleben in der antiken Stadt. Als Startpunkt um mehr zu Erfahren würde ich es empfehlen.