$50.99
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
18 April 2024
Summary
A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world.
‘What is worse than Nero? What is better than Nero’s Baths?’ - so wrote the poet Martial in the first century AD, demonstrating the power that buildings have on public consciousness. In ancient Rome, who built a monument and why mattered as much as its physical structure. Over centuries and under man…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500025680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500025681 |
| Author: | Paul Roberts |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 18 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 196mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
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)
Paul Roberts
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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