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Pompeii
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? All along the coast, the Roman Empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas. 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. Only one man is worried.
The engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct which brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. His predecessor has disappeared. 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, incorruptible - promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. But as he heads out towards Vesuvius he is about to discover there are forces which even the world's only superpower can't control. Pompeii recreates in spellbinding detail one of the most famous natural disasters of all time. And by focusing on the characters of an engineer and a scientist, it offers an entirely original perspective on the Roman world.
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- joanthon wright
- 30-08-21
Great book, well worth a read
Great book, well worth a read.
You feel like you are in the streets of pompeii
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- Spanna
- 08-09-21
Great book
Really enjoyed it. Great story, easy to listen to.
Highly recommend, what more can I say
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- PureAFM
- 09-11-20
Boom
Great story, doesn't get to the eruption for a while but I'm fine with it because it a very fun and interesting storey which gives the while thing some depth. It does lack narrative a bit but it's not a very long book.
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- Robert Roe
- 23-03-23
A worthy listen
An fascinating account of this ancient disaster from an alternative point of view.
Nicely read and kept me interested throughout
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- Jem
- 13-04-19
A great listen
A great book that is superbly read by Steven Pacey and packed with historical detail.
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- Joe
- 29-01-17
Wow. This book perfectly captures the events....
Gripping and perfectly read, this book captures the terrible events with amazing accuracy and skill.
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- BRUCE WAITE
- 21-09-21
A brilliant account of one of the best known stories of history.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Having visited Pompeii, and walked around the summit of Vesuvius a few years back I was able to picture the scenes so clearly described by Robert Harris, and I was surprised at the detail he was able to add. Harris has researched his book thoroughly and carefully, and so we are shown as accurately as possible the events leading up to this catastrophic occurrence. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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- Skippy the Magnificent
- 19-10-21
Thoroughly enjoyed
This is by no means the type of book I normally listen to. I’m not even sure what exactly it was that compelled me to give this a try. All I know is that I’m glad I did.
The story is gripping and keeps you interested, despite ultimately knowing what is going to happen. The characters are well written, relatable, and their individual journeys make this more than just your average disaster story. I very much recommend this book to anyone looking for something different.
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- Wanderer
- 20-11-23
Just Perfect
There are many reviews that are more articulate than I could ever be, so I will just say, this is a wonderfully constructed story that is perfectly narrated. I will have to wait a while for my next listen as anything else will be a disappointment.
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- Pete Hurst
- 31-05-23
Really impressed.
I bought this without high expectations. it was an interesting story and incorporated a lot of the more recent theories around Pompeii.
I ended up really enjoying it! 👍
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