Rome

by Amanda Claridge, Judith Toms (Contribution by), Tony Cubberley (Contribution by)

Overview

Capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the center of Christian Europe, the city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world. In the new Second Edition of her popular handbook, Amanda Claridge again presents an indispensable guide to all significant monuments in Rome dating from 800 BC to 600 AD, including such breathtaking structures as the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Mausoleums of Augustus and Hadrian, the Circus Maximus, and the Catacombs. Featuring over 220 high-quality maps, site plans, diagrams, and photographs, the edition is divided into fourteen main areas, with star ratings to help you plan your visit in advance. The book also features glossaries of architectural terms, information about opening times, suggestions for further reading, and much more. The Second Edition has been extensively revised—the author has added more than 20 new sites and illustrations, re-organized and expanded the itineraries to suit the many changes that have taken place in the past decade, and fully updated the practical information.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199546831
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/30/2010
Series:	Oxford Archaeological Guides
Pages:	560
Sales rank:	467,681
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)

About the Author

Amanda Claridge is Professor of Roman Archaeology at Royal Holloway University of London. Assistant Director of the British School at Rome from 1980 to 1994, her wider archaeological activities have included fieldwork in Rome, elsewhere in Italy, North Africa, and Turkey, and the study of Roman marbles and sculptural techniques, on which she is a noted authority.

Table of Contents

IntroductionHistorical OverviewDocumentary SourcesGlossaryThe Roman ForumThe Upper Via SacraThe PalatineImperial ForumsField of Mars (Campus Martius)Capitoline HillCircus Flaminius to Circus MaximusColosseum Valley and Esquiline HillCaelian Hill and the inner Via AppiaLateran-Porta MaggioreThe ViminalPyramid-TestaccioAcross the TiberParks of the Appia AnticaOther Sites outside the WallsMuseumsCatacombsChronological TableOpening Times and ChargesReferences and Further ReadingIndex

Editorial Reviews

"We have long needed what no one before Claridge has provided: a synthesis, balanced and user-friendly, of all [the] recent scholarship, one that sets Roman monuments in their proper urban and historical contexts, and accurately describes what is currently known or thought about them. . . . [T]ravellers . . .will welcome a synthesis so balanced, intelligent and well informed, and will find Amanda Claridge a fine companion on their archaeological walks in Rome."—Times Literary Supplement

"Claridge's book will appeal to a range of readers—from armchair archaelogists to serious visitors and students of Rome's archaeology.... Recommended."—CHOICE

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