The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium

This comprehensively illustrated study fills the need for an accessible English guide to new discoveries in the archaeology of Rome.

Auteur

Holloway, Ross R.

Résumé
The archaeology of early Rome has progressed rapidly and dramatically over the last century; most recently with the discovery of the shrine of Aeneas at Lavinium and the reports of the walls of the Romulan city discovered on the city slopes of the Palatine Hill. The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium presents the most recent discoveries in Rome and its surroundings: princely tombs,inscriptions and patrician houses are included in a complete overview of the subject and the controversies surrounding it.This comprehensively illustrated study fills the need for an accessible English guide to these new discoveries, and in preparation, the author interviewed most of the leading figures in current research on the early periods of Rome.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Tombs of the Forum and Esquiline; Chapter 3 Chronology; Chapter 4 Huts and Houses; Chapter 5 The Sant'Omobono Sanctuary; Chapter 6 The Lapis Niger and the Archaic Forum; Chapter 7 Walls; Chapter 8 Osteria Dell'osa; Chapter 9 Castel Di Decima; Acqua Acetosa, Laurentina; Ficana; and Crustumerium; Chapter 10 Lavinium; Chapter 11 Satricum; Chapter 12 Praeneste; Chapter 13 Conclusion;