Rome and environs: an archaeological guide
This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, 'Rome and environs: an archaeological guide' covers all of the major, and an unparalleled number of minor, ancient sites in the city, and, unlike most other guides of Rome, includes major and many minor …
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- Full title :Rome and environs : an archaeological guide / Filippo Coarelli ; translated by James J. Clauss and Daniel P. Harmon ; illustrations adapted by J. Anthony Clauss and Pierre A. MacKay.
Summary
This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, 'Rome and environs: an archaeological guide' covers all of the major, and an unparalleled number of minor, ancient sites in the city, and, unlike most other guides of Rome, includes major and many minor sites within easy reach of the city, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads.
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- Publication Date:©2014
- Edition:Updated edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Place of Publication:Berkeley
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
Notes
The text is a translation of an original manuscript provided by Filippo Coarelli that includes updated and revised chapters from three of his books in the Guide archeologiche Laterza series (Rome and Bari: Gius. Laterza & Figli S.p.A): Roma (1995 and 2003), Dintorni di Roma (1993), and Italia Centrale (1985).
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 607 pages : : illustrations, maps, plans ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0520282094, 9780520282094
- oclc:ocn861955217
- LC Classification:DG62
- Dewey Decimal:914.5
Table of Contents
Translators' preface -- Introduction -- City walls -- Capitoline -- Roman forum -- Imperial fora -- Palatine -- Valley of the Colosseum -- Esquiline -- Caelian -- Quirinal, Viminal, and the Via Lata -- Campus Martius -- Forum Holitorium, Forum Boarium, Circus Maximus, and the Baths of Caracalla -- Aventine, Trastevere, and the Vatican -- Via Appia -- Eastern environs : Viae Latina, Praenestina, Labicana, Tiburtina -- Northern environs : Viae Salaria, Nomentana, Flaminia, Cassia -- Western environs : Viae Aurelia, Campana, Ostiensis -- Aqueducts -- Ostia -- Tivoli and the Tiburtine territory -- Alban Hills and Praeneste -- Appendix -- General bibliography -- Illustration sources -- Index.
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