a cultural, visual, and personal history
Explores the history of Rome as an empire and as the origin of Western art and civilization and depicts the growth of Rome over two thousand years through its foundation, the formation of empire, and its socio-political system. Examines the eras of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Renaissance and discusses changes in its identity in the twentieth-century postwar years. Includes color photos, reproductions of famous works of art, and an index.
