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This superb guide at last brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and best known scholars of Roman archeology and art, to a wide, 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 city's ancient sites, and, unlike most other guides, now includes the major monuments in a large area outside Rome proper but within easy reach, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads. An essential resource for tourists interested in a deeper understanding of Rome's classical remains, it is also the ideal book for students and scholars approaching the ancient history of one of the world's most fascinating cities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Filippo Coarelli, geboren 1936 in Rom, war bis zu seiner Emeritierung Professor für Römische Geschichte an der Universität von Perugia. Sein Forschungsschwerpunkt liegt auf der römischen Frühgeschichte sowie der Geschichte und Topographie der Stadt Rom.
Zusammenfassung
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. An essential resource for tourists interested in a deeper understanding of Rome's classical remains, it is also the ideal book for students and scholars approaching the ancient history of one of the world's most fascinating cities.
• Covers all the major sites including the Capitoline, the Roman Forum, the Imperial Fora, the Palatine Hill, the Valley of the Colosseum, the Esquiline, the Caelian, the Quirinal, and the Campus Martius.
• 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.
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"I have often wished that there were an English version of Coarelli's marvelously thorough guide. This new translation is wonderful." - Helen Nagy, author of Votive Terracottas from the "Vignaccia", Cerveteri, in the Lowie Museum of Anthropology
