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All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried. The young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay of Naples. His predecessor has disappeared. Springs are failing for the ﬁrst time in generations. And now there is a crisis on the Augusta’s sixty-mile main line—somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Attilius—decent, practical, and incorruptible—promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. His plan is to travel to Pompeii and put together an expedition, then head out to the place where he believes the fault lies. But Pompeii proves to be a corrupt and violent town, and Attilius soon discovers that there are powerful forces at work—both natural and man-made—threatening to destroy him. With his trademark elegance and intelligence, Robert Harris, bestselling author of Archangel and Fatherland, re-creates a world on the brink of disaster. From the Hardcover edition.

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The main character (whose name escapes me now -- Marcus, I think) is rather a stereotypical Roman, s...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:24:29 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 14:09:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 19:20:16 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 19:20:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:51:11 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:58:31 -0700 2009 1
I wasn’t sure I could take another disaster novel, yet, who can resist anything to do with Pompeii? I’ve read other books and watched Discovery, National Geographic and History Channel episodes. It’s a compelling story—with a weirdly happy ending. Albeit a ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:40:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:41:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 15:56:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 15:57:28 -0700 2009
After visiting Pompeii, on a recent trip to Rome, I was eager to read something about that fateful day in August,79 AD, when Mt. Vesuvius erupted suffocating an entire city with ash and rocks. If you've been to Pompeii, you've probably left there with an eerie...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Apr 23 11:04:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 10:45:13 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 10:05:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:01:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:04:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 13:38:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 20:59:53 -0700 2009
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So the book takes place over the 2 days prior to Pompeii being UTTERLY DESTROYED by Mount Vesuvius, plus the 2 days that the eruption lasts. The story is told from the perspective of Marcus Attilius, the engineer ("aquarius"...more...]]> 2 0 true false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 14:27:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:21:32 -0700 2009 1 ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3164726