Title: Rome /
Authors: Hughes, Robert, 1938-
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Rome (Italy) History.; Rome (Italy) Civilization.
Abstract: The founding of Rome is shrouded in legend, but current archaeological evidence supports the theory that Rome grew from pastoral settlements and coalesced into a city in the 8th century BC. This book tells the story of the Eternal City, from its earliest days right up to the present.
Contents: Foundation -- Augustus -- Later Empire -- Pagans versus Christians -- Medieval Rome and Avignon -- Renaissance -- Rome in the Seventeenth century -- High Baroque (Bernini, Borromini, etc.) -- Eighteenth-century Rome, Neo-classicism, and the Grand Tour -- The Nineteenth century : orthodoxy versus modernity -- Futurism and Fascism -- Rome recaptured.