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Author:   Paul Roberts
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9780500025680

ISBN 10:   0500025681
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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INTRODUCTION: The Monuments That Made Rome PART I. Beginnings and Regime Change THE KINGDOM OF ROME Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Cloaca Maxima THE REPUBLIC Largo Argentina Temple of Hercules Victor Tiber Island Pons Cestius and Pons Fabricius Republican City Walls JULIUS CAESAR Forum of Caesar and its Temple of Venus Genetrix Curia Rostra PART II. From Brick To Marble AUGUSTUS Basilica Julia Temple of Concordia Augusta Temple of Divus Iulius Forum of Augustus and its Temple of Mars Ultor Porticus of Octavia Theatre of Marcellus Temple of Apollo Medicus Sosianus Mausoleum of Augustus Ara Pacis Augustae Pyramid of Gaius Cestius CLAUDIUS Porta Maggiore NERO Domus Aurea (Golden House) and the Colossus of Nero PART III. New Builders VESPASIAN Forum of Vespasian Colosseum TITUS Arch of Titus DOMITIAN House of the Vestals Stadium of Domitian Forum of Nerva Palace of Domitian PART IV. Rome in Glory TRAJAN Forum of Trajan Circus Maximus HADRIAN Tenement Building Temple of Venus and Roma Pantheon Mausoleum of Hadrian and Pons Aelius ANTONINUS PIUS Temple of the Deified Hadrian MARCUS AURELIUS Equestrian Statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius COMMODUS Column of Marcus Aurelius (the Antonine Column) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS Temple of Vesta Arch of the Bankers (Arco degli Argentarii) PART V. An Uncertain City CARACALLA Baths of Caracalla AURELIAN Walls DIOCLETIAN Baths of Diocletian MAXENTIUS Basilica of Maxentius PART VI. From Old to New CONSTANTINE Arch of Constantine San Giovanni in Laterano and San Giovanni Obelisk LATE PAGAN Temple of Saturn Portico of the Harmonious Gods CHRISTIAN Santa Maria Maggiore PHOCAS Column of Phocas EPILOGUE: Aftermath

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"Details the monumental constructions of ancient Rome, with a particular focus on the impact of the city's leaders on its built environment... Stunning photos of Roman monuments as they appear today are presented alongside illustrated recreations of the sites in their prime. A chronological political history follows the rulers who built each monument and includes some discussion on both the methods and the rationales for their construction. ... Solid, recommended, [and] visually rich.-- ""Library Journal"" (5/24/2024 12:00:00 AM)"

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Dr Paul Roberts was Sackler Keeper of the Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford. He has curated numerous popular exhibitions, including 'Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum' at the British Museum in 2013 and 'Last Supper in Pompeii' at the Ashmolean in 2019-20. He wrote the accompanying exhibition catalogues to both. A trained archaeologist, Paul has been involved in various fieldwork projects across Italy and Greece.

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