
A Walk Through Ancient Rome
A Tour of the Historical Sites That Shaped the City
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About this book
In this expert guide to the ancient city, Dr Philip Matyszak takes us on a tour of ancient Rome's most fascinating and important sites and locations, revealing the secrets of the beating heart of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Rome itself was never grander or more magnificent than just before it fell, so be transported back in time to the Empire's twilight years at the end of the 4th century ad, with almost a thousand years of Roman history to explore. Each chapter focuses on one of Rome's districts, with maps throughout and explanations of how the same routes would look today. Put yourself in the sandals of a Roman pedestrian and take a walk along the Via Appia, through the Capuan Gate and past all the wonders inside the walls of ancient Rome, from tombs and temples to sewers and shrines, the grand gardens and the humble street markets, from Nero's Golden House to the slums where Julius Caesar grew up. Walk alongside the ghosts of Trajan, Nero and Cicero; stand where they stood and see what they saw.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Also by Philip Matyszak and Published by Michael O’Mara Books
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Extra Muros: From the Alban Hills to Rome
- Day I: Regio XIII: The Aventine and the Docks
- Day II: Regio II: The Caelian Hill
- Day III: Regio III: From the Colosseum to Trajan’s Baths
- Day IV: Regio VIII: Part I – The Forum Romanum
- Day V: Regiones VI & V: Rome’s Northern Hills
- Day VI: Regio VIII: Part II – The Imperial Forums
- Day VII: Regiones IX & XI: The Circus Flaminius to the Cattle Market
- Day VIII: Regio X: The Capitoline and Palatine
- Day IX: Regio XIV: Transtiberim and the Vatican
- Day X: Regio VII: The Campus Martius
- Sources
- Index