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The Roman Forum (Wonders of the World) (Hardcover)

by David Watkin (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books; First Edition edition (30 April 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861979622
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861979629
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 35,724 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`David Watkin's short, polemical, brilliant history...in clear, authoritative but enjoyable and lively language that makes this an invaluable guide' --Timothy Brittain-Catlin, The Tablet

`[H]e writes in an easily accessible, informative and lucid style... this is an excellent guide for the visitor, armchair or otherwise.'
--Peter Shaw, Italy Magazine

`With verve, authority and no little humour, Watkin tells the detailed and complex story... an almost impossible task, superbly done.'
--Peter Jones, BBC History

`Another triumph... Dr Watkin can surely be included among the wonders of the modern art-historical world.' --British Art Journal

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A radically new look at the ruins of the centre of ancient Rome, one of the best known wonders of the ancient world and a highpoint of the tourist route round Rome, yet for many visitors a baffling and unwelcoming place.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading for the "Grand Tourist", 26 Aug 2009
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As an annual visitor to Rome for over thirty years I am always on the lookout for a guide which will reveal more than the superficial sites of interest that, wonderful though they are, I have seen many, many times before. Prof. Watkin's book does not disappoint. In fact, I am sorry that I have not come across it before. It is a gem. Even allowing for Prof. Wakin's obvious distain for archaeologists from the 19th and 20th Century who have dug their way through the forum to reveal sometimes unimportant artefacts at the loss of far more significant but later buildings, which he repeats at least once in every chapter, this small volume should be part of every visitors' library during a visit to the forum. There is so much information here. Written in a detailed but approachable style and equally suited to a read in an armchair or during an amble through the site itself. I know that my next visit to Rome will be accompanied by this book and I think that I shall allow at least a full day for exploration of the sites discussed in this book.
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