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Rome (Oxford Archaeological Guides) 2nd Edition

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Capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the center of Christian Europe, the city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world. In the new Second Edition of her popular handbook, Amanda Claridge again presents an indispensable guide to all significant monuments in Rome dating from 800 BC to 600 AD, including such breathtaking structures as the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Mausoleums of Augustus and Hadrian, the Circus Maximus, and the Catacombs. Featuring over 220 high-quality maps, site plans, diagrams, and photographs, the edition is divided into fourteen main areas, with star ratings to help you plan your visit in advance. The book also features glossaries of architectural terms, information about opening times, suggestions for further reading, and much more. The Second Edition has been extensively revised--the author has added more than 20 new sites and illustrations, re-organized and expanded the itineraries to suit the many changes
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"We have long needed what no one before Claridge has provided: a synthesis, balanced and user-friendly, of all [the] recent scholarship, one that sets Roman monuments in their proper urban and historical contexts, and accurately describes what is currently known or thought about them. . . . [T]ravellers . . .will welcome a synthesis so balanced, intelligent and well informed, and will find Amanda Claridge a fine companion on their archaeological walks in Rome."--Times Literary Supplement

"Claridge's book will appeal to a range of readers--from armchair archaelogists to serious visitors and students of Rome's archaeology.... Recommended."--CHOICE

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Amanda Claridge is Professor of Roman Archaeology at Royal Holloway University of London. Assistant Director of the British School at Rome from 1980 to 1994, her wider archaeological activities have included fieldwork in Rome, elsewhere in Italy, North Africa, and Turkey, and the study of Roman
marbles and sculptural techniques, on which she is a noted authority.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (September 30, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 488 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199546835
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199546831
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1480L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.53 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 5.4 x 8.4 inches

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Frank

Incredible depth and breadth

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2023

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This book is an encyclopedia of (perhaps) every known building from the Roman Republic and Empire in which some evidence of the building remains today. The book is incredibly comprehensive - I can't fathom how one person could accrue, organize and publish so much architectural knowledge. The book is written without prejudice, and makes clear when identifying features of an archeological site are conjecture. The author also presents competing interpretations of archeological finds, when both remain viable

As an architect, this book is all that I want when looking to understand the extant architectural ruins from 600 yrs of Roman building.

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Bob

what did it look like two thousand years ago

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A frustration I've had when visiting Rome - and especially the forums/fora and Palatine - is: what did it look like two thousand years ago? The Roman Forum and Via Sacra are pretty much just paved pathways with column pedestals on either side. Why bother? This book, more than most, really explains what I am seeing - or not seeing. Building histories, floorplans, overlays showing different construction in different eras in the same spot, drawings of what the buildings looked like, etc. The book is dense and has good drawings. For a guidebook, it definitely is on the geeky end of the spectrum for those that need to know how something works or what something looked like. Probably best read as background material before a trip. It is pretty hefty and dense, so it is not something you would want to carry with you while doing a walking tour, though I have done it and not regretted it.

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Supplemental Text - Worth the Price

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I am not an architecture scholar - I will state that upfront. What I am is a Business major who took a History of Architecture course and needed a supplemental text to help with a paper. I found this Kindle download on Amazon and thought that the price was reasonable and the text seemed adequate to assist me.

I used the book to help me write my message board posts about Roman architecture during that module and write a paper of the Roman baths. I earned 10/10 for both the posts and the paper so I think the text was accurate.

I read a great deal and found it well-written, easy to comprehend and free from many of the common Kindle formatting errors that can be typical when transferring a text from paper to digital.

I can't tell you a lot more than that. For me, the text was worth the modest price.

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I love this book, especially while I am studying a classical civilization subject. It is a list of all the classical sites you can see in Rome. Amanda Claridge not only has ancient maps regarding their ancient location, but goes through each sites and lists its history. At the back of the book is also a list of museums and their websites, opening and closing times, and ticket prices. A list of churchs and other free locations to visit are listed as well. This book has made my experience in Rome a lot better, allowing me not only to view Rome in its present modern state, but also to see it as it once was.

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Rome: brick by brick

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For those who cannot sate themselves on the Archeology of the ancient city, this book is fairly exhaustive. The book extensively covers the familiar sites in cogent and loving detail, but also includes those which are more obscure and generally unknown. What I found interesting, was that Claridge also discusses the early Christian churches in the mix, and her discussions of them went a long way in somewhat dispelling my preconceived notion that those buildings are mute evidence of the Pagan city being devoured by the new religion, which clad itself with bits and pieces of it's ruins, much like a hermit crab.

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Great Book

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I just came back from Rome where I used it to find sites that I missed in previous visits. I don't know of any other book that gives you the detailed history of a specific site, like this book. I have made several trips to Rome and wish I had this book in my previous trips. If you want a better understanding of the historical sites of Rome this is the book. The book not only gives you the history of major sites, but then goes into detail about individual elements of the site. Excellent book.

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Joe Galascione

An excellent updated edition of the definitive classic

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I've relied heavily on the prior edition of this guide over the last 10 years to guide me around, over and under the most beautiful city in the world and it's quickly become one of the most cherished books in my possession. This new edition is fully updated and reveals the most recent discoveries and sites which have been discovered/reopened. It even gives a detailed walk through of the House of Livia, which wasn't even opened to the public until months after the book was printed. This book is worth it's weight in gold to anyone trying to decipher and understand the mysteries and riddles of the eternal city. Cannot recommend enough

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Cynthia Kahn

My Bible when in Rome...

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I've used this reference almost annually for my trips to Rome. Best suited to someone who wants to go beyond the tourist basics, it has provided good, solid, and well organized information for countless smaller sites throughout the city and its environs. It's a big book, but even though I own the Kindle version, I generally prefer taking the hard copy along. Could benefit from more diagrams and maps, but I realize it would make the book more unwieldy.

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Pedro

Completely changes how you see the city of Rome

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on December 11, 2022

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This book is outstanding! I thoroughly recommend this for any history buff that will visit the Eternal City and is particularly interest in the Roman period. Amanda Claridge will guide you through countless sights and neighborhoods of Rome, providing a very extensive historical perspective, such as building techniques and materials (and their sources), political, religious and social context as well as any changes in these throughout time, as it was frequent for buildings that stood ~2000 years in use.

The book is expertly organized around different regions in Rome, zooming into the different buildings (some not easily seen, if at all) of each area. Each section has an overview map with labels, many pictures, illustrations, and drawings to better explain how the building looked like, how was decorated and how it fitted with the environment around it. Texts vary in depth and length, but all strike a very nice balance between detail and brevity. This makes the book extremely readable and a nice companion to bring along when visiting such sites.

Having recently being to Rome, I cannot recommend this book enough: it massively improved my trip experience. Knowing details of how the buildings functioned, in what context and how that change gives you an enormously different perspective. The possibility of checking the text during the visit makes all the more enjoyable. If possible, I would recommend you read and highlight the most interesting parts, specially of the sights you intend to see. Not only you will help you prioritize in a city that has far too much to be seen even in a month, but you will arrive already armed with some knowledge and will help you to refresh your knowledge faster during the visit. The chapters on the areas in and around the Forum (Capitoline Hill, Palatine Hill), Campus Martius, Caelian and Viminal were the highlights, but the entire book is a joy to read and extremely useful for any tourist that wants to go deep into the historical Rome.

Martine

Great Resource

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 23, 2021

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Very comprehensive

Heidi

Informative

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 14, 2021

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Detailed coverage of Roman sites.

F. W. Orde Morton

An Outstanding Guide

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 19, 2015

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An outstanding guide to a highly complex subject. Readable, up to date, often funny, excellent explanation of the history of individual sites.
The centuries after the 5th CE are discussed, something which is new to me at least. The illustrations are sometimes hard to understand, but that is often a problem with Kindle.

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Myles C. McCallum

Very useful

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 15, 2014

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This is a very useful archaeological guide to Rome, particularly for the central part of the ancient city. I wish that there were sections that included some of the peripheral areas and monuments in Rome's immediate peri-urban area, however.

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