- Paperback: 472 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (26 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192880039
- ISBN-13: 978-0192880031
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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The city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world This guide provides: * Coverage of all the important sites in the city of Rome from 800BC to AD 600 * 150 high-quality site plans, maps, diagrams, and photographs * Sites divided into eight main areas, with star ratings to help you prioritize your visit: The Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill The Imperial Forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva, and Trajan Campus Martius and Tiber Island The Capitoline, Forum Boarium, and Circus Maximus The Colosseum, its Valley, and the Esquiline The Caelian, the Baths of Caracalla, and Via Appia The Baths of Diocletian, the Lateran, Porta Maggiore, and the Pyramid Museums and Catacombs * An introduction offering essential background to the culture and history of ancient Rome, highlighting the nature of Roman achievement, and explaining how Rome came to be the largest city in the ancient world * Information about museums and opening times, a chronology for reference, and a glossary of essential terms
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Amanda Claridge was formerly Deputy-Director of the British School at Rome and is currently attached to the Archaeology Department at Oxford University. She has lived and studied in Rome for many years and has developed an intimate knowledge of the archaeological sites in Rome and the surrounding area.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Ms. Claridge is the lastest and the newest in the field of archaeology in Rome. Not since the work of the late Prof. Thomas Ashby on ancient Rome has English language readers been able to follow the course of archaeological work particularly in the historic center of ancient Rome. The book is particularly useful for anyone interested in the recent excavations in Rome during the 1980's and early 1990's. The Topographical illustrations of the excavations in the Roman Forum is especially interesting because much of the professional publications on these area's of research is yet to be published, in Particular Prof. A. Carandini's excavation at the north/east foot of the Palatine hill(1985-1990), also in the Forum of Nerva in the Imperial forum area. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the city of ancient Rome, and archaeology in Rome during the past two-decades.
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If you really want to know what you're looking at when you visit Rome, this book is a must for your suitcase! It is brisk, erudite, academic but highly accessible and fascinating. The layout is useful, too, with introductions relating to the building materials and general history. I was given it for Christmas so had plenty of time to read it before we went to Rome in March for a wonderful six days. It hugely contributed to my enjoyment of this fantastic city, where there is little interpretation of the archaeology on the ground, as it were, with a complete lack of signs, identification and interpretation. You still need a tourist guide book to get you to the sites, though, as there is no overall map of the city in the book, guiding you to where stuff is on the ground now and how to find it. Thanks to this book, we visited sites off the beaten track and got far more out of our visit than we might have done.
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Very speedy delivery, well-packaged and clean copy. I bought it for my second year archaeology course and it's the perfect introduction to any Rome module. My module is about the social and cultural impact of cityscapes in ancient Rome, which matches this book absolutely. Took it with me on holiday to ROme and it's better than any lame "audioguide" or cheap tourist book. It's worth every penny! The price is also perfect - very student-friendly!
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