The Roman Forum

Description:

"There can be few more historic places in the world. Caesar was cremated there. Charles V and Mussolini rode by it in triumph. Napoleon celebrated his Festival of Liberty there. David Watkin's Forum is the site as it was famous for centuries, celebrated in the romantic views of the Grand Tour, not the archaeologists' building site it has become. He helps us rediscover the Forum's rich history during and since antiquity, and that of the remarkable buildings which later centuries have added to this evocative place."--Global Books in Print.

subjects: Buildings, structures,  Social life and customs,  City and town life,  Historic buildings,  Antiquities,  Roman Architecture,  History,  Historic buildings, europe,  Rome (italy), antiquities,  Rome (italy), social life and customs,  Rome, antiquities,  Rome, social life and customs,  Architecture, roman,  Cities and towns, italy,  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