Atlas of Ancient Rome

Andrea Carandini

ISBN 10: 0691163472 / ISBN 13: 9780691163475

Published by Princeton Univers. Press Feb 2017, 2017

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Neuware -The Atlas of Ancient Rome provides a comprehensive archaeological survey of the city of Rome from prehistory to the medieval period. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-color maps, drawings and photos, and 3D reconstructions, this magnificent two-volume slipcased edition is destined to become the standard reference for scholars, students, and anyone interested in Rome and its history and art. The Atlas of Ancient Rome is monumental in scope. It examines the citys topography and political-administrative divisions, trade and economic production, and social landscape and infrastructure - from residential neighborhoods and gardens to walls, roads, aqueducts, and sewers. It describes the fourteen regions of Rome and the urban history of each one 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 the latest mapping technologies. In addition, the book is organized thematically and topographically rather than alphabetically - providing readers with a topographic perspective on the city as a whole rather than a series of discrete essays - and also includes invaluable material on late antique and early medieval Rome. 1280 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas of Ancient Rome
• Publisher: Princeton Univers. Press Feb 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691163472
• ISBN 13: 9780691163475
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 288W x 230H x 101D millimeters 288 millimeters width by 230 millimeters height by 101 millimeters depth
• Weight: 4291 grams

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Synopsis

The most authoritative illustrated reference book on the urban history of ancient Rome

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 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 infrastructure―from residential neighborhoods 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

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).