Strolling Through Rome

The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City

Professor Mario Erasmo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2015
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-351-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction: The Eternal City

Rome in a Day
The Vatican
Renaissance Rome along the Tiber and the Janiculum Hill
Byantine and Medieval Rome in Trastevere and around the Ghetto
Capitoline Hill : Piazza del Campidoglio and Capitoline Museums
Ancient Rome: Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum and Imperial Fora
Piazza Venezia and Campo de Fiori
Piazza Navona, Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain
Via del Corso and Piazza del Popolo
Spanish Steps, Pincian Hill and Villa Borghese
Quirinal Hill and the Baroque
Stazione Termini Area and the Esquiline Hill
The Lateran and Caelian Hill : Popes and Emperors
Tombs and Catacombs: Pyramid of Cestius and Via Appia Antica
Ostia Antica and Lido di Ostia
Opening Hours of Monuments and Museums
Glossary
Index

Zusatzinfo	22 bw integrated illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	279 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Italien
ISBN-10	1-78076-351-4 / 1780763514
ISBN-13	978-1-78076-351-4 / 9781780763514
Zustand	Neuware