Filippo Coarelli - Rome and Environs: An Archæological Guide

THE CITY OF ROME : Porta Trigemina. Porta Lavernalis. Porta Raudusculana. Porta Naevia. Porta Capena. Porta Caelimontana. Porta Querquetulana. Porta Esquilina. Porta Viminalis. Porta Collina. Porta Quirinalis. Porta Salutaris. Porta Sanqualis. Porta Fontinalis. Porta Carmentalis. Porta Flumentana. Arcus Arcadi, Honorii, et Theodosii. Porta Cornelia. Porta Flaminia. Porta Pinciana. Porta Salaria. Porta Nomentana. Porta Chiusa. Porta Tiburtina. Porta Praenestina. Porta Asinaria. Porta Metrovia. Porta Latina. Porta Appia. Porta Ardeatina. Porta Ostiensis. Porta Portuensis. Porta Aurelia. Porta Septimiana. Capitolium. Arx. Roman Forum. Basilica of Maxentius. Temple of Venus and Rome. Forum of Caesar. Forum of Augustus. Temple of Peace. Forum Transitorium. Forum of Trajan. House of Augustus and Temple of Apollo. Domus Tiberiana. Domus Flavia and Domus Augustana. Domus Severiana. Temple of Helagabalus. Colosseum. Ludus Magnus. Temple of Claudius. Mint and Mithraeum of S. Clemente. Castra Nova Equitum Singularium. Amphitheatrum Castrense. Sessorium. Baths of Helena. Circus Varianus. Domus Aurea. Baths of Titus. Baths of Trajan. Sette Sale. Porticus Liviae. Macellum Liviae?. Horti Maecenatis. Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus. Temple of Minerva Medica. Temple of Serapis. Baths of Constantine. Baths of Diocletian. Horti Sallustiani. Castra Praetoria. Arcus Claudii and Aqua Virgo. Hadrianic insulae. Temple of the Sun. Arco di Portogallo. Horti Luculliani. Theater of Marcellus. Temples of Apollo and Bellona. Circus Flaminius. Porticus of Octavia. Porticus of Philippus. Temple of Mars?. Largo Argentina. Porticus Minucia Frumentaria. Theater and Crypta of Balbus. Theater and Porticus of Pompey. Ustrinum of Hadrian. Trigarium. Tarentum. Baths of Agrippa. Pantheon. Saepta Julia. Iseum of Campus Martius. Divorum. Stadium of Domitian. Odeon of Domitian. Baths of Nero. Temple of Matidia. Temple of Hadrian. Column of Marcus Aurelius. Ustrinum and Column of Antoninus Pius. Ustrinum of Marcus Aurelius. Ara Pacis. Horologium of Augustus. Mausoleum of Augustus. Forum Holitorium. Area Sacra di S. Omobono. Forum Boarium. Circus Maximus. Temples of Diana and Minerva. Thermae Suranae. Mithraeum of S. Prisca. Thermae Decianae. Baths of Caracalla. Emporium. Porticus Aemilia. Horrea Galbana. Horrea Lolliana. Monte Testaccio. Pyramid of Gaius Cestius. Area around Via Portuensis. Syrian Sanctuary on the Janiculum. Casa della Farnesina. Circus of Caligula. Meta Romuli. Naumachia Vaticana. Mausoleum of Hadrian

Environs of Rome

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In the late 1980s, when the Department of Classics at the University of Washington began its Seminar in Rome, we found that the only book that presented a complete guide of the city and could serve as a teaching text on Roman topography was Filippo Coarellis magisterial Roma. The guide not only discussed the major monuments but also offered remarkable detail about the archaeological, architectural, political, religious, and cultural history in a section-by-section survey of the city, including countless minor monuments that lie in basements, under churches, along the side of hard-to-find alleys, or wherever antiquities might lurk in the Eternal City.

The various editions of Coarellis Roma provide tourists, teachers, and students with critical information about the marvels of the Colosseum and Pantheon, while also leading them confidently to such unforgettable remains as the one visible fragment of the Temple of Matidia, the Emperor Hadrians mother-in-law, that sits inconspicuously in the Vicolo della Spada dOrlando. On more than a few occasions, when we asked doormen if we could visit archaeological remains in their buildings, they would exclaim, How did you know it was here? So many who pass by are completely unaware of its existence! The problem for most people, however, has been the need to read Italian to benefit from the treasures that Roma has to offer.

In our initial conversations with Professor Coarelli, during which we worked out plans to develop an English version of his text, he suggested that we expand its scope and include sections of his Italia Centrale and Dintorni di Roma. Thus, what you have before you is a thoroughly engaging archaeological guide not only of the city of Rome but also of much of its environs, including the important and much-visited sites of Ostia Antica, Hadrians Villa, Palestrina, the Catacombs, and many of the fascinating monuments that line the various major roads that led to Rome, such as the historic Appian Way. Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide gives English-speaking readers the opportunity to visit Rome and its surrounding territory armed with the information and insights of one of the most influential scholars of Roman topography.