Strolling Through Rome

The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City

AvMario Erasmo

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Engelska, 2015

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Rome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the ancient world - has a history that stretches back two thousand five hundred years. It is also one of the most-visited places in the world, but where does one begin to delve into two millennia of history, culture, art and architecture, whilst also navigating the vibrant modern city? Mario Erasmo here guides the traveller through Rome's many layers of history, exploring the streets, museums, piazze, ruins and parks of this 'city of the soul'. Punctuated with anecdote, myth and legend, these unique walks often retrace the very steps taken by ancient Romans, early Christians, medieval pilgrims, Renaissance artists and aristocrats on the Grand Tour. Here is a rich cultural history of Rome that brings its epic past alive, illuminating the extraordinary sights and fascinating secrets of one of Europe's most beguiling cities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-04-23
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780857738899
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
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Mer om författaren

Mario Erasmo is Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia. He specialises in the Legacy of Classical Antiquity and leads art and garden tours in Europe retracing the travels of the Grand Tour. He is the author of Death: Antiquity and its Legacy (I.B.Tauris) and Reading Death in Ancient Rome.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: The Eternal City Rome in a DayThe VaticanRenaissance Rome along the Tiber and the Janiculum HillByantine and Medieval Rome in Trastevere and around the GhettoCapitoline Hill : Piazza del Campidoglio and Capitoline MuseumsAncient Rome: Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum and Imperial ForaPiazza Venezia and Campo de Fiori Piazza Navona, Pantheon and the Trevi FountainVia del Corso and Piazza del Popolo Spanish Steps, Pincian Hill and Villa BorgheseQuirinal Hill and the Baroque Stazione Termini Area and the Esquiline HillThe Lateran and Caelian Hill : Popes and EmperorsTombs and Catacombs: Pyramid of Cestius and Via Appia AnticaOstia Antica and Lido di Ostia Opening Hours of Monuments and MuseumsGlossary Index