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Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Italian Studies
New Books in Italian Studies
Episode • Nov 30, 2021 • 1h 34m

Herculaneum Uncovered is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. This wide-ranging conversation covers his fascinating archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the politics of excavation, and life in the ancient Roman world.

Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas RoadshowIdeas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.

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