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The Atlas of Ancient Rome

Biography and Portraits of the City - Two-volume slipcased set
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The Atlas of Ancient Rome offers a comprehensive archaeological survey of Rome from its earliest days to the early medieval period. This two-volume, slipcased edition is richly illustrated with full-colour maps, drawings, photos, and 3D reconstructions. It details over 500 monuments, including the Sanctuary of Vesta, the domus Augusti, and the Mausoleum of Augustus. The atlas explores Rome's topography, political divisions, economy, social landscape, and infrastructure, providing unprecedented detail on each of the city's fourteen regions.
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This authoritative and accessible reference is ideal for scholars, students, and anyone fascinated by the history and archaeology of Rome. It suits readers seeking a detailed, visual, and scholarly guide to the ancient city's urban development and monuments.

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The Atlas of Ancient Rome provides a comprehensive archaeological survey of the city of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-color maps, drawings, photos, and 3D reconstructions, this magnificent two-volume slipcased edition features the latest discoveries and scholarship, with new description

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The Atlas of Ancient Rome provides a comprehensive archaeological survey of the city of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-colour maps, drawings, photos, and 3D reconstructions, this magnificent two-volume slipcased edition features the latest discoveries and scholarship, with new descriptions of more than 500 monuments, including the Sanctuary of Vesta, the domus Augusti, and the Mausoleum of Augustus.

It is destined to become the standard reference for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the history of the city of Rome. The Atlas of Ancient Rome is monumental in scope. It examines the city's topography and political-administrative divisions, trade and economic production, and social landscape and infrastructureโ€”from residential neighbourhoods and gardens to walls, roads, aqueducts, and sewers.

It describes the fourteen regions of Rome and the urban history of each in unprecedented detail, and includes profiles and reconstructions of major monuments and works of art. This is the only atlas of the ancient city to incorporate the most current archaeological findings and use the latest mapping technologies.

Authoritative and easy to use, The Atlas of Ancient Rome is the definitive illustrated reference book on Rome from its origins to the sixth century AD.

  • Fully updated from the Italian edition to include the latest discoveries and scholarship
  • Features a wealth of maps, illustrations, and 3D reconstructions
  • Covers Rome's topography, economy, urban infrastructure, and more
  • Includes profiles of major monuments and works of art
  • Draws on the latest archaeological findings and mapping technologies
  • Twenty years in the making by a team of leading experts

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Praised as "an original and remarkably complete portrait" that delivers "a marvellous picture of the evolution, complexity, and decline of the ancient city," this atlas is considered "magnificent" and "an impressive monument of historical outreach" by noted scholars in prestigious journals.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691163475

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 July 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Edition: Revised edition

Illustration: 97 Maps

Contributors:

  • Edited by Andrea Carandini

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 273.0mm

Weight: 4593g

Pages: 1280

About the Author

Andrea Carandini is professor emeritus of archaeology at La Sapienza University of Rome. He has supervised some of the most important archaeological excavations in Rome and was instrumental in the discovery of the ancient Palatine Wall and the earliest phase of the Sanctuary of Vesta. He is president of the Italian National Trust. His many books include Rome: Day One (Princeton).

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