Awards
- Commended for 2018 Dartmouth Medal, Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association 2018
- Long-listed for San Francisco Chronicle 's 2017 Holiday Books Gift Guide 2017
- Short-listed for CHOICE 's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017 2017
- Short-listed for Blackwell's Best of Non-Fiction 2017 2017
Overview
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
Full Product Details
Author: Andrea Carandini
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Edition: Revised edition
Weight: 4.593kg
ISBN: 9780691163475
ISBN 10: 0691163472
Pages: 1280
Publication Date: 11 July 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: English
Reviews
Magnificent . . . an impressive monument of historical outreach. --T. P. Wiseman, Journal of Roman Studies An original and remarkably complete portrait . . . give[s] a marvellous picture of the evolution, complexity, and decline of the ancient city. --James E. Packer, Journal of Roman Archaeology
An original and remarkably complete portrait ... give[s] a marvellous picture of the evolution, complexity, and decline of the ancient city. --James E. Packer, Journal of Roman Archaeology Magnificent ... an impressive monument of historical outreach. --T. P. Wiseman, Journal of Roman Studies
Author Information
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).
