Rome An Oxford Archaeological Guide

Name: Rome An Oxford Archaeological Guide
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ISBN: 9780192880031

ISBN-10: 0192880039

ISBN-13: 9780192880031

Edition: 1998

Authors: Amanda Claridge, Judith Toms, Tony Cubberley

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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. Here, Amanda Claridge presents an indispensable guide to all significant monuments in Rome dating from 800 BC to 600 AD. Included are such breathtaking structures as the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Mausoleums of Augustus and Hadrian, the Circus Maximus, and the Catacombs. Divided into twelve main archaeological areas in central Rome, and four in Greater Rome, this accessible guide provides a detailed overview of the sites, as well as historical reference tables listing archaeological periods, emperors, and principal…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/25/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Series Editor's Foreword


Acknowledgements


How to Use This Guide


Introduction


Historical Overview


Documentary Sources


Glossary


The Roman Forum (map: Fig. 1)


The Upper Via Sacra (map: Fig. 36) (n. Slope of the Palatine Hill)


The Palatine (map: Fig. 50) **


Imperial Forums (map: Fig. 60)


Field of Mars (campus Martius)


Capitoline Hill (map: Fig. 106)


Circus Flaminius to Circus Maximus (map: Fig. 112)


Colosseum Valley and Esquiline Hill (map: Fig. 128)


Caelian Hill and the Via Appia (map: Fig. 149)


Some Other Sites


Museums


Catacombs (map: Fig. 200)


Chronological Table


Opening Times and Charges


References and Further Reading


Illustrations--Acknowledgements


Index