Ancient Rome : History of a civilization that ruled the world [Rome : From its origins to the fall of the Empire -- Aspects of Roman civilization -- Roma, caput mundi : The capital of the world and its splendors -- Evidence of Roman civilization in Italy -- The Roman Empire and its power centers in the ancient world]

292 pp. ; illustrated ; ISBN: 0760762341; 9780760762349 ; ".includes hundreds of full-color images many of them never before published. Detailed maps, cross-sections, plans and large reconstruction plates provide fascinating documentary support." ; Contents: Rome : From its origins to the fall of the Empire -- Aspects of Roman civilization -- Roma, caput mundi : The capital of the world and its splendors -- Evidence of Roman civilization in Italy -- The Roman Empire and its power centers in the ancient world. ; wonderful collection of photographs, many not seen elsewhere, by photographers Araldo De Luca, Antonion Attini, Marcello Bertinetti, Massimo Borchi, Luciano Ramires, Giulio Veggi, Bruce Coleman, Stephen Coyne, Giovanni Dagli Orti, Cesare Galli, Jean-Paul Garcin, Cesare Gerolimetto, Johanna Huber, Jurgen Liepe, Rene Monjoie, Luisa Ricciarini, Andrea Pistolesi, Zev Radovan, P. G. Sclarandis, Alberto Siliotti, Emilio F. Simion, and Fabio Bourbon ; white boards in color photographic dustjacket ; FINE/FINE.…