Pompeji, the New Excavations (Houses and Inhabitants)

by Matteo della Corte

Explore Pompeii’s oldest streets and busy workshops through fresh excavations and preserved inscriptions.

This book presents the latest finds from a vast area of Pompeii, showing how houses, shops, and public spaces were used in daily life. It combines architectural restoration, vivid wall paintings, and epigraphic records to reveal inhabitants, professions, and local politics of the bustling town.

Detailed descriptions of houses, their entrances, staircases, and re-used architectural elements. Illustrations of workshops and markets, including wool- and textile-related trades and the tegetari, or matting makers. Epigraphic evidence—names, election notices, and public inscriptions—that illuminate social networks and local campaigns. Material finds and small objects that shed light on daily routines, artisans, and commerce in Pompeian streets. Ideal for readers of Pompeii archaeology and those curious about how ancient people lived, worked, and organized their communities.

86 pages, Paperback

Published April 23, 2020