`This guide is important as a bridge between the popular guide books and the specialised academic studies that are available to visitors to Pompeii. Paul Wilkinson is an archaeologist who specialises in Roman archaeology and recording historic buildings. In his lively introduction he explains in understandable terms how these world-famous buildings functioned and how people lived and worked in the city of Pompeii. The guidebook itself follows, illustrated with numerous new plans, allowing the visitor to explore the most important buildings in Pompeii following Wilkinson's clear room-by-room descriptions. This new guidebook, with its clear and concise explanations, will greatly enhance a viewer's experience of this fascinating UNESCO World Heritage site.' - John R. Clarke, Annie Laurie Howard Regents Professor of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, author of The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C. - A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration and of Looking at Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C. - A.D. 250, `This book, written by an archaeologist with years of experience of showing visitors around one of the most visited (but often misunderstood) sites in the world, will be warmly welcomed by those who need an up-to-date and reliable guide.' - Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, OBE, FSA, Honorary Professor of Roman Studies & Director of Research in Classics and of the Herculaneum Conservation Project, University of Cambridge