Potter: Roman Italy: Volume 1 (Exploring the Roman World) - Softcover

Potter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520069757 ISBN 13: 9780520069756

Publisher: University of California Press, 1992

Synopsis

This is the first general survey of Roman Italy that brings together the wealth of evidence available from literary sources, inscriptions, and the exciting recent discoveries in Roman archaeology. Written in a lively prose with the lay reader as well as the scholar in mind, Potter's account is one of the few to cover the whole period of Roman Italy.

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Review:

"[In this] fascinating book, lavishly produced for its modest price, Dr. Potter manages to be both scholarly and highly readable. This is not just a book for the Roman specialist but can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the development of the social, cultural and economic life of a community whose parallels to the modern world are often closer than we imagine."--Richard Brooks, "European Access

Synopsis:

Looks at the cities, villas, farms, roads, aqueducts, canals, and temples of ancient Rome and describes the rise of Rome and its culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0520069757
• ISBN 13: 9780520069756
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240