Rome Alive: A Source-Guide to the Ancient City Volume IWhether you're an armchair tourist, are visiting Rome for the first time, or are a veteran of the city's charms, travelers of all ages and stages will benefit from this fascinating guidebook to Rome's ancient city. Aicher's commentary orients the visitor to each site's ancient significance. Photographs, maps, and floorplans abound, all making this a one-of-a-kind guide. A separate volume of sources in Greek and Latin is available for scholars who want access to the original texts. |
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Contents
Italy map | 2 |
Hills of Rome map | 5 |
Statue of Tiber photo | 9 |
The Roman Triumph | 11 |
Republican Servian Walls map | 14 |
Walls and Aqueducts | 15 |
Aurelian Walls map | 19 |
Appia Gate photo | 20 |
Palace of Tiberius | 161 |
Palace of Domitian | 164 |
Palace of Domitian plan | 165 |
Entablature at Palace of Domitian photo | 167 |
Severan Substructions photo | 168 |
Colosseum Area map | 170 |
The Colosseum Area | 171 |
The Fire of A D 64 Neros Fire 67 Circus of Gaius and Nero Vatican Area 68 Neros Golden House Domus Aurea | 176 |
Aqueducts in Rome map | 24 |
Aqua Claudia at Romavecchia photo | 28 |
Aqueducts at Porta Maggiore map | 34 |
Porta Maggiore photo | 35 |
Channel of Neros Aqueduct photo | 36 |
Capitoline Hillp | 42 |
The Capitoline Hill | 43 |
Early Rome photo of plaster model | 44 |
Regia | 52 |
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina | 53 |
Temple of RomulusJupiter Stator? | 54 |
Capitoline Cliffs photo | 58 |
Tarpeian Cliffs 13 Temple of Jupiter Feretrius | 60 |
Temple of Jupiter Tonans | 62 |
Grove of Asylum | 63 |
Temple of Veiovis | 65 |
Tabularium | 66 |
Temple of Juno Moneta 19 Auguraculum | 67 |
View from Auguraculum photo | 68 |
Prison Carcer Gemonian Steps | 69 |
Roman Forum map | 72 |
The Roman Forum | 73 |
Roman Forum photo | 75 |
General Sources 22 Cloaca Maxima | 80 |
Pool of Curtius Lacus Curtius and Forum Fig Trees | 81 |
Shrine of Janus Geminus | 84 |
Republican Senate House Comitium and Rostra plan | 87 |
Imperial Senate House photo | 88 |
Black Stone Lapis Niger 26 Curia Comitium Rostra Overview 27 Republican Senate House Curia Hostilia | 89 |
Imperial Senate House Curia Julia | 90 |
Republican Rostra | 92 |
Imperial Rostra | 93 |
Temple of Concord | 96 |
Mundus | 97 |
Golden Milestone 34 Navel of Rome Umbilicus Urbis 35 Temple of Saturn | 98 |
Temple of Castor and Pollux | 102 |
Shrine and Pool of Juturna 38 Overview of Forum Basilicas | 107 |
Early Basilicas 40 Basilica Aemilia Basilica Paulli | 109 |
Porticus of Gaius and Lucius | 110 |
Basilica Julia 43 Temple of Julius Caesar | 111 |
Temple of Vespasian | 116 |
Temple of Vespasian Entablature photo | 117 |
Arch of Septimius Severus | 118 |
Column of Phocas | 120 |
Basilica of Constantine | 122 |
The Upper Sacra Via | 123 |
Sacred Way photo | 124 |
Temple of Vesta | 129 |
Temple of Vesta photo | 130 |
House of the Vestals | 132 |
Domus Publica | 135 |
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina photo | 138 |
Statue of Constantine Fragments photo | 141 |
Temple of Rome and Venus | 143 |
Arch of Titus | 145 |
Arch of Titus photo | 146 |
Palatine Hill in Imperial Times map | 148 |
The Palatine Hill | 149 |
General Sources 59 Lupercal Cave | 150 |
Temple of Victory | 151 |
Temple of Magna Mater | 154 |
Palatine House of Augustus plan | 157 |
Houses of Romulus and Augustus 63 Temple of Apollo | 159 |
Colossus of Nero | 178 |
Colosseum Flavian Amphitheater | 180 |
Arch of Constantine | 184 |
Gardens of Maecenas | 186 |
Imperial Forums p | 188 |
The Imperial Forums | 189 |
Imperial Forums photo of plaster model | 191 |
Forum of Augustus plan | 194 |
Forum of Augustus | 195 |
Forum of Augustus photo of plaster model | 196 |
Forum of Peace | 203 |
Forum of Nerva Transitorium 77 Argiletum and Subura | 206 |
Column of Trajan photo | 211 |
Forum of Trajan 79 Column of Trajan | 212 |
Temple of Trajan | 213 |
Campus Martius map | 214 |
The Campus Martius | 215 |
82 | 217 |
87 | 218 |
Villa Publica Voting Pens Saepta Julia | 219 |
Ballot Office Diribitorium Theater of Balbus | 220 |
Theater of Balbus Porticus | 221 |
Minucia plan 46 Republican Temples at Largo Argentina photo | 223 |
Porticus Minucia and Largo Argentina Temples Theater of Pompey | 225 |
Stadium of Domitian photo of plaster model | 231 |
Pantheon photo | 235 |
Pantheon photo of plaster model | 236 |
Berninis Elephant with Isis Obelisk photo | 238 |
Temples of Isis and Serapis | 239 |
Temple of Hadrian 93 Column of Marcus Aurelius 94 Obelisks of Rome Sundial of Augustus | 240 |
Altar of Augustan Peace Ara Pacis 96 Mausoleum of Augustus | 245 |
Mausoleum of Augustus drawing | 247 |
Mausoleum of Hadrian | 251 |
Mausoleum of Hadrian photo | 252 |
Forum Boarium map | 256 |
The Forum Boarium and Aventine | 257 |
General Sources 99 Circus Flaminius 100 Temple of Hercules of the Muses 101 Porticus of Octavia 102 Theater of Marcellus | 259 |
Temple of Apollo Medicus | 264 |
Temple of Bellona | 266 |
Tiber Island and Temple of Aesclepius 106 Forum Holitorium | 268 |
Temple of Pietas 108 Temple of Janus | 270 |
Temple of Juno Sospitas | 271 |
Temple of Hope | 272 |
Temple of Mater Matuta 112 Temple of Fortuna 113 Forum Boarium | 273 |
Temple of Portunus photo | 277 |
Arch of the Silversmiths Argentarii 115 Temple of Portunus 116 Pons Aemilius 117 Pons Sublicius | 278 |
Pons Aemelius photo | 279 |
Boat of Aeneas | 281 |
Ara Maxima Altar of Hercules 120 Round Temple | 284 |
Aventine Hill | 285 |
Temple of Ceres | 288 |
Temple of Flora | 289 |
Clivus Publicius | 290 |
Temple of Diana | 291 |
Porticus Aemilia 127 Pyramid of Cestius | 294 |
Pyramid of Cestius photo | 295 |
Circus Maximus to Tomb of the Scipios map | 296 |
The Circus Maximus to the Tomb of the Scipios | 297 |
Camenae Springs | 303 |
Tomb of the Scipios drawing of façade | 311 |
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