Last Days of Pompeii: Classics Illustrated #35

Described as " a brilliant and imaginative picture of the later Roman civilization", Edward Bulwer-Lytton's classic novel Last Days of Pompeii filters the gods and values of ancient Rome through the lens of Victorian England, creating a flowery, idiosyncratic story that culminates in apocalyptic devastation. The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of 1st-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends. The protagonist, Glaucus, represents the Greeks who have b...