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Along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their villas, enjoying the last days of summer. But the gorgeous weather belies impending doom, and only one man is worried. The young engineer Marcus Attilius has taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to the people around the Bay of Naples. There is a crisis on Augusta's main line - somewhere north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Attilius must repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. His plan is to organize an expedition in Pompeii, then head out to the place where he believes the fault lies. But Pompeii proves to be a corrupt and violent town, and Attilius soon discovers that there are powerful forces at work - natural and otherwise - threatening to destroy them.
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Pompeji
Pompeja
Pompéi, 79 apr. J.-C. Attilius, un jeune ingénieur romain chargé de superviser le réseau d'eau de la région, détecte une faille d'origine inconnue sur l'aqueduc Aqua Augusta. Son travail n'est pas sa seule préoccupation, car il s'interroge sur la disparition de son prédécesseur, sur les agissements d'un esclave affranchi et tombe amoureux de la fille de ce dernier.
Pompeji : [zgodovinski roman]
Pompeii
Pompeji : roman
Pompeji : [regény]
Attilius, decent, practical, and incorruptible promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the Navy based in the Bay of Naples, that he can repair the aqueduct before the water supply for a quarter of a million people, runs dry. When Attilius arrives to the water source, somewhere north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, he discovers there are powerful forces at work, both natural and man-made, threatening to destroy him. The story takes place in the Italy of 67 AD.
Pompeji, 79 n. Chr., reichste Stadt der römischen Weltmacht, Oase der Schönen und Mächtigen: Der junge Wasserbaumeister Attilius kommt einer skrupellosen Verschwörung auf die Spur, doch seine Nachforschungen werden überschattet von den unheimlichen Vorzeichen einer drohenden Apokalypse. Robert Harris wurde 1957 in Nottingham geboren und studierte in Cambridge. Er war Reporter bei der BBC, Redakteur beim 'Observer' und Kolumnist bei der 'Sunday Times' und dem 'Daily Telegraph'. 2003 wurde er als bester Kolumnist mit dem 'British Press Award' ausgezeichnet. Er schrieb mehrere Sachbücher, und seine Romane 'Vaterland', 'Enigma', 'Aurora', 'Pompeji', 'Imperium', 'Ghost' und zuletzt 'Titan' wurden allesamt internationale Bestseller. Seine Zusammenarbeit mit Roman Polanski bei der Verfilumg von 'Ghost' ('Der Ghostwriter') brachte ihm den französischen 'César' und den 'Europäischen Filmpreis' für das beste Drehbuch ein. Robert Harris lebt mit seiner Familie in Berkshire.
When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
Pompeii, a Novel
A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? But even as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong.
In charge of the Aqua Augusta, Marius Primus, a Roman engineer, is sent to repair it before the springs run dry and discovers a power far greater than the Roman Empire.
History
Pompeii : a novel
Pompeii a novel
Een aquaduct-ingenieur, die kersvers uit Rome is overgekomen, beleeft de laatste vier dagen van Pompeji die eindigen met de vernietigende uitbarsting van de Vesuvius.
Pompeya : año 79 d.C. faltan 48 horas para la catástrofe
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empires richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclym, and only one man is worried. The young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay of Naples. His predecessor has disappeared. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. And now there is a crisis on the Augusta's sixty-mile main line---somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Attilius promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct befoe the reservoir runds dry. His plan is to travel to Pompeii and put together an expedition, then head out to the place where he believes the fault lies. But Pompeii proves to be a corrupt and violent town, and Attilius soon discovers that there are powerful forces at work threatening to destroy him. With his trademark elegance and intellligence. Robert Harris, bestselling author of Archangel and Fatherland, re-creates a world on the brink of disaster.
Fiction
Baie de Naples, an 79. La chaleur se fait de plus en plus étouffante pour les Romains en cette dernière semaine d'août. Une fin d'été ordinaire en Campanie si ce n'est la disparition mystérieuse de l'aquarius chargé de contrôler l'alimentation des environs en eau potable, une anomalie détectée sur l'Aqua Augusta et une étrange odeur de soufre qui flotte dans l'air... Etrangement, personne ne semble prêter attention à ces événements inhabituels. Personne, sauf Attilius, le nouvel ingénieur chargé de l'entretien de l'aqueduc. Alors que Pompéi se prépare à vivre ses dernières heures et qu'il pressent une catastrophe imminente, Attilius va devoir faire face à des querelles politiques et affronter son ennemi juré, esclave affranchi influent et tyrannique, père de la belle Corelia...
Pompeya: año 79 d.C faltan 48 horas para la catástrofe
Map of Aqua Augusta by Reginald Piggott.
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Pompeya : [año 79 d.C Faltan 48 horas para la catástrofe]
Young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus, placed in charge of the Agua Augusta, sets out for Pompeii in an effort to fix the problems that have been plaguing the enormous aqueduct, but he soon learns there are natural and manmade forces working against him.
A sweltering week in late August, and where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the Bay of Naple? Hoever, even as the richest citizens enjoy their villas, there are signs that Mt. Vesuvius is stirring.
Pompeya
Historical fiction
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