Pompeii by Robert Harris Paperback Book

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Rent Pompeii

Author: Robert Harris

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Random House Trade

Published: Nov 2004

Genre: Fiction - Historical - General

Retail Price: $18.00

Pages: 278

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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 enormou

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