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The Roman Forum / David Watkin.

By: Watkin, David, 1941-Material type: TextTextSeries: Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.)Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. Description: viii, 279 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN: 0674033418 (alk. paper); 9780674033412 (alk. paper) :Subject(s): Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome | City and town life -- Italy -- Rome -- History | Historic buildings -- Italy -- Rome | Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) | Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities | Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs | Rome -- Antiquities | Rome -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 945/.632 LOC classification: DG 66.5 | .W38 2009
Contents:
Life in the Forum in antiquity -- Visiting the ancient buildings with Piranesi -- What Piranesi does not show -- Churches in the Forum -- From the Renaissance to the Grand Tour -- From Byron to King Victor Emmanuel -- From Mussolini and Hitler to holes in the ground -- Making a visit.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Rome Global Gateway Library
General Stacks
DG 66.5 .W38 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SS001010536

Originally published : London : Profile Books, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.

Life in the Forum in antiquity -- Visiting the ancient buildings with Piranesi -- What Piranesi does not show -- Churches in the Forum -- From the Renaissance to the Grand Tour -- From Byron to King Victor Emmanuel -- From Mussolini and Hitler to holes in the ground -- Making a visit.

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