Rome and Environs
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-28209-4 (ISBN)
* Discusses important clusters of sites-one on the area surrounding Circus Maximus and the other in the vicinity of the Trastevere, including the Aventine and the Vatican. * Covers the history and development of the city walls and aqueducts. * Follows major highways leading outside of the city to important and fascinating sites in the periphery of Rome. * Features 189 maps, drawings, and diagrams, and an appendix on building materials and techniques. * Includes an updated and expanded bibliography for students and scholars of Ancient Rome.
Filippo Coarelli, Professor of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the University of Perugia, is editor of Pompeii (2002) and coauthor of The Colosseum (2001), among numerous other books on Roman art and archeology. James J. Clauss, Professor of Classics at the University of Washington, is author of Best of the Argonauts: The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica (UC Press) and editor, with Sarah Iles Johnston, of Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art. Daniel P. Harmon, Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Washington, has published on Latin poetry and ancient Roman religion. He was for eight years co-director of the University of Washington Rome Center.
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 Aquaducts Ostia Tivoli and the Tiburtine Territory The Alban Hills and Praeneste Appendix Bibliography Illustration Sources Index
Übersetzer | James J. Clauss, Daniel P. Harmon |
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Verlagsort | Berkerley |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 907 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
Reiseführer ► Europa ► Italien | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 0-520-28209-4 / 0520282094 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-28209-4 / 9780520282094 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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