The Topography Of Rome And Its Vicinity - Softcover

William Gell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371952565 ISBN 13: 9780371952566

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

"The Topography Of Rome And Its Vicinity" by William Gell. This scholarly topographical survey of Rome and Latium blends careful field observation with classical source material to reconstruct ancient sites, routes, waterways, and ruins, functioning as a geographic atlas and archaeologic-historical reference rather than a narrative. The Preface explains field-based mapping by direct measurement, triangulation with a sextant, long base-lines, and later cross-checks against Pontifical data, noting that many places have vanished or been subsumed by Rome, while walls and ruins serve as proof of ancient occupancy. The geographic scope centers on Rome and the Campagna, detailing mountains, rivers, lakes, roads, and towns in Latium, with alphabetically arranged entries—ABBATONE, Acqua Acetosa, Acqua Santa, Alba Longa, Appia, Antium, Ardea, Aricia, Anagnia, Anio—and each entry discusses setting, evidence of occupation, historical identifications, and connections to Via Appia, Via Flaminia, aqueducts, and hydrology, along with notes on surveying and map-making. The work engages classical sources and material remains to explore how geography shaped settlement and imperial projects, offering a foundational reference for archaeologists, historians, and classical scholars."

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371952565
• ISBN 13: 9780371952566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 540