TY - BOOK AU - Pellegrino, Charles R. TI - Ghosts of Vesuvius: a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how towers fall, and other strange connections SN - 0380973103 AV - DG70.P7 P44 2004 U1 - 937.7 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - W. Morrow KW - Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 79) KW - fast KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Italy KW - Pompeii (Extinct city) KW - Vesuvius (Italy) KW - Eruption, 79 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-465) and index; In the beginning -- The gods themselves -- Time gate : the coevolution of volcanoes and life -- Then listen, Josephus, for I digress -- Swords and sandals : Spartacus at Vesuvius -- Cities in amber -- The day after -- Threads -- Testament -- Vesuvius in New York N2 - An examination of the disasters at Pompeii and Herculaneum discusses what forensic archaeology and new findings in volcano physics reveal about modern events, including the "collapse column" at the World Trade Center UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1308/2003071055-b.html ER -