'Disaster in the loveliest of lands': readings from Pompeii and Herculaneum
Saturday 1 June 2013, 14.00-15.00
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Free, booking essential
Come and listen to a series of dramatic readings charting the story of daily life for the people living in the Bay of Naples in AD 79. Accompanied by illustrative images from the exhibition, the readings are taken from contemporary sources, bringing us closer to the reality of life in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Listening to those lost voices makes the dramatic climax of Pliny’s account of Vesuvius’ eruption all the more resonant.
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission
In Detail
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Start Time: 14.00
Booking fee: £0.00
