The Roman Forum
By: David Watkin.
Series: Wonders of the world
Publisher: Profile
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781861979629
Subjects: Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, -- 1720-1778; Historic buildings -- Italy -- Rome; Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome; City and town life -- Italy -- Rome -- History; Roman Forum (Rome, Italy); Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities; Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs; Rome -- Antiquities; Rome -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246).
Table of contents: title: Life in the Forum in antiquity; title: Visiting the ancient buildings with Piranesi; title: What Piranesi does not show; title: Churches in the Forum; title: From the Renaissance to the grand tour; title: From Byron to King Victor Emmanuel; title: From Mussolini and Hitler to holes in the ground; title: Making a visit.