Hughes, Robert

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.

An account of the convict settlements in Australia based upon letters, diaries, and documents from the first landing in Botany Bay in 1788 to the last shipload of convicts in 1868.

History of Barcelona, Spain as seen through its art and architecture.

Chronicles the life of Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes, discussing how his life and work bridged the transition from the eighteenth-century reign of the old masters to the early days of the nineteenth-century moderns.

A history of American art, offering a look at the country through the lens of its art, and covering the entire range of events, movements, and personalities from over three centuries.

An account of the convict settlements in Australia based upon letters, diaries, and documents from the first landing in Botany Bay in 1788 to the last shipload of convicts in 1868.

The author presents a personal portrait of Barcelona and its two-thousand-year history and weaves politics, food, architecture, sports, myth, and music into a depiction of the Catalan seaport.