Kodai Pompei No Nichijo Seikatsu "Rakugaki" De Yomigaeru Rome Jin (Shodensha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] The ancient Roman provincial city of Pompeii was buried in ashes by the massive eruption of Vesuvius on a hot summer morning in August of 79 AD. More than 10,000 pieces of various graffiti were left on the walls of the streets. Wishes for the safety of one's family, signs of a meeting between two people in love, the heartrending cheers of women fascinated by gladiators, sarcastic invective...it is as if you could pick up the voices of the people. The voices of the people are almost palpable. This book recreates the daily lives and personalities of ancient Romans using "graffiti" left behind from those days. At the end of the book, there is a special dialogue between the author and Mari Yamazaki, a manga artist.

紀元七九年八月、暑い夏の朝方に起こったヴェスヴィオ火山の大噴火により、灰に埋もれた古代ローマの地方都市ポンペイ。街角の壁面には一万数千点もの多種多様な落書きが残されていた。家族の無事を願う声、愛する二人の逢瀬の印、剣闘士に魅了された女性たちの切ない声援、皮肉を伴った罵詈雑言...。まるで手に取るように人々の肉声が聞こえてくる。本書では当時のまま残された「落書き」を素材に、古代ローマ人の日常や素顔を再現する。巻末には、マンガ家やヤマザキマリさんと著者による特別対談を収録。