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Overview
Whether you're an armchair tourist, are visiting Rome for the first time, or are a veteran of the city's charms, travelers of all ages and stages will benefit from this fascinating guidebook to Rome's ancient city. Rome Alive describes the Site and Foundation of Rome, Walls and Aqueducts, the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, the Upper Sacra Via, the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum Area, the Imperial Fora, the Campus Martius, the Forum Boarium and Aventine, and the Circus Maximus to Tomb of Scipios, all using the words of the ancients who knew them best. Aicher's commentary orients the visitor to each site's ancient significance. Photographs, maps, and floorplans abound, all making this a oneofakind guide. A separate volume of sources in Greek and Latin is available for scholars who want access to the original textsSynopsis
For travelers to Rome, Aicher (classics. U. of Southern Maine) assembles written sources from classical times revealing what the sites and structures meant to people before they were picturesque ruins. References point readers to modern editions of the full texts. The second volume presents the texts in Latin or Greek for students of the classics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2004
Publisher
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
Pages
343
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780865164734