Ancient Rome: Art, Architecture and History

by Ada Gabucci

Book Overview

Rome continues to be the monumental expression of a legend. It is the eternal city where all roads of the ancient world converged, and through the millennia has been the model for the very concept of a universal empire. Through art, architecture, and urban planning, the empire expanded with an exceptional synthesis of technology, politics, law, and propaganda, conquering Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East. Accompanied by masterpieces of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892366567
• ISBN13: 9780892366569
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.2"