Saturday, April 4, 2009

Pompeii & Herculaneum

Some hints for finding information about
Pompeii & Herculaneum


1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:

"Pompeii" and "Herculaneum"

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://www.herculaneum.ox.ac.uk/ This is the site of "The Friends of Herculaneum Society"

www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_portents_01.shtml An excellent article by Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.

www.bsr.ac.uk/BSR/sub_arch/BSR_Arch_03Herc.htm This is the site for the British School of Rome.

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the
Web Resources Page

World Book Online

ANZ Reference Centre

Good luck!