Roger B. Ulrich - A Companion to Roman Architecture

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ANCIENT HISTORY

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A Companion to Roman Architecture
Edited by Roger B. Ulrich and Caroline K. Quenemoen

This edition first published 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

A companion to Roman architecture / edited by Roger B. Ulrich and Caroline K. Quenemoen.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4051-9964-3 (hardback)
1. Architecture, Roman. I. Ulrich, Roger Bradley, editor of compilation. II. Quenemoen, Caroline K., editor of compilation.
NA310.C58 2013
720.37dc23

2013025418

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Cover image: View of the Roman amphitheater at Pula (ancient Pola), Croatia, dating to the first century.
Source: Ulrich
Cover design by Workhaus