Herculaneum : Italy's Buried Treasure Book

	Preface to the Revised Edition	ix
	Foreword to the Revised Edition	x
	Preface to the First Edition	xiii
	Chronology: Period of Herculaneum	xiv
I	Life of a Roman Town	1
II	Origins and Legends	5
III	Death of a Roman Town	10
IV	The Long Sleep, and Resurrection	24
V	Treasure Revealed--The Great Dig	32
VI	House of the Rich Patricians	40
VII	Roman Luxury--The Villa of the Papyri	60
VIII	Houses of the "Poor" Patricians	83
IX	Story of a Roman Lawsuit	98
X	Houses of the Middle Class	103
XI	The Plebs--Houses and Shops	114
XII	The Baths--Everybody's Club	133
XIII	Sports--The Palaestra	149
XIV	The Basilica--A Roman Courthouse	154
XV	Curtain Time--The Theater	167
XVI	Main Street and the Forum Area	182
XVII	The Dead Reveal Their Lives	189
XVIII	Antiquity's Treasure Troves	197
	A Note of Thanks	211
	Bibliography	212
	Index	217