Rome and Environs

An Archaeological Guide

Filippo Coarelli

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9780520282094
• eBook ISBN: 9780520957800
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: History of Architecture
• Index: Social Sciences

This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience. Conveniently organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with clear maps, drawings, and plans, Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide covers all of the major, and an unparalleled number of minor, ancient sites in the city, and, unlike most other guides of Rome, includes major and many minor sites within easy reach of the city, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads. An essential resource for tourists interested in a deeper understanding of Rome's classical remains, it is also the ideal book for students and scholars approaching the ancient history of one of the world's most fascinating cities.

• Covers all the major sites including the Capitoline, the Roman Forum, the Imperial Fora, the Palatine Hill, the Valley of the Colosseum, the Esquiline, the Caelian, the Quirinal, and the Campus Martius.
• Discusses important clusters of sites-one on the area surrounding Circus Maximus and the other in the vicinity of the Trastevere, including the Aventine and the Vatican.
• Covers the history and development of the city walls and aqueducts.
• Follows major highways leading outside of the city to important and fascinating sites in the periphery of Rome.
• Features 189 maps, drawings, and diagrams, and an appendix on building materials and techniques.
• Includes an updated and expanded bibliography for students and scholars of Ancient Rome.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Translators' Preface
• Introduction
• City Walls
• Capitoline
• Roman Forum
• Imperial Fora
• Palatine
• Valley of the Colosseum
• Esquiline
• Caelian
• Quirinal, Viminal, and the Via Lata
• Campus Martius
• Forum Holitorium, Forum Boarium, Circus Maximus, and the Baths of Caracalla
• Aventine, Trastevere, and the Vatican
• Via Appia
• Eastern Environs: Viae Latina, Praenestina, Labicana, Tiburtina
• Northern Environs: Viae Salaria, Nomentana, Flaminia, Cassia
• Western Environs: Viae Aurelia, Campana, Ostiensis
• Aqueducts
• Ostia
• Tivoli and the Tiburtine Territory
• The Alban Hills and Praeneste
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Illustration Sources
• Index