The Roman Forum A Reconstruction and Architectural Guide |
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| Author:
| Gorski, Gilbert J.
Packer, James E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-19244-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $473.00 |
Book Description:
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The Roman Forum was the heart of ancient Rome, but today it exists as a set of ruins that requires significant imagination and study to see it in its original glory. This is the most complete and visually compelling work written about the buildings of the Roman Forum in modern times. For every imperial structure around the Forum's central core, this book provides a coherent architectural history, a summary of the most important past research, plans and elevations, and detailed color...
More DescriptionThe Roman Forum was the heart of ancient Rome, but today it exists as a set of ruins that requires significant imagination and study to see it in its original glory. This is the most complete and visually compelling work written about the buildings of the Roman Forum in modern times. For every imperial structure around the Forum's central core, this book provides a coherent architectural history, a summary of the most important past research, plans and elevations, and detailed color reconstructions showing the stages in the Forum's architectural evolution from Augustus (14 CE) through the mid-fourth century. With this book in hand, tourists, students, classicists, architects, and artists will be able to visualize for the first time since antiquity the character, design, and appearance of the famous heart of ancient Rome.