DAVID SIDER is professor of classics at New York University
"Professor Sider is an expert on the papyri from the villa and in
this extremely informative book he describes the long and difficult
history of attempts to unroll the papyri. . . . This is a
fascinating book with a broad conspectus and explanation of this
truly remarkable library." -- "Minerva" (11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Sider's book, qua book, is a beautiful thing. . . . The story of
the Villa--its discovery, the excavation, the personalities, the
discovery of the papyri, more personalities, the technical
difficulties--is a riveting one, and Sider sets up the narrative
well."-- "Journal of Roman Archaeology"
"The vicissitudes of [the rolls'] discovery . . . are told here
with verve and scholarly insight. . . . [Sider] has contributed an
outstanding introduction to the subject which deserves to be widely
read. It is beautifully represented." -- "Journal of Classics
Teaching" (4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"This most welcome publication whets our appetite for further Greek
and Latin treasures that may still lie buried in the unexcavated
parts of the Villa. . . . May this attractive little book signal
the dawn of a new era at the foot of the volcano."-- "The Society
for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 126"
"Well written, with a pleasant mix of information and readability."
-- "Bryn Mawr Classical Review"
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