Guide to Ancient Rome by Ada Gabucci

by Ada Gabucci

The book examines, with photographs and reconstructions, the main sites of Republican and Imperial Rome.The various sections group monuments and museums in geographical order, outlining fascinating itineraries from the Valley of the Colosseum to the Imperial Forums and the Palatine.Clear texts acquaint the reader with certain aspects of Roman life (the baths, the entertainments, the games...), accompanied by over 300 full-color images.English edition.

Genres: History

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid historical tour of Ancient Rome. The photographs are good, and the scale-model representations of the Eternal City are fascinating. But the book doesn't really convey the larger context of its subject. It falls short, both in terms of placing individual sites in the larger framework of the city, historic and present, and evoking what these ruins really mean, in Roman culture and our own. Still, there's plenty to capture the imagination here--it's a sound souvenir piece.

[Maan Kawas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this informative book!

[Anita Wirawan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well illustrated guide to the art of ancient Rome. Not the best out there, but still nice to casually thumb through.

[Larry · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good reminder of my brief 3 day stay in Rome, although I was not there in ancient times.