THE ATLAS OF ANCIENT ROME
Biography and Portraits of the City
Edited by Andrea Carandini
With a new preface by the editor
“The ancient city is seen at a distance, such that it may be taken in at a glance, but also up close, where we can observe specific portions of its terrain, its periods, and its phases, all the way down to the scale of a single monument. Rome is a mass of materials and therefore a solid reality, but one that moves and flows with time like a river of stones.”—Andrea Carandini
The Atlas of Ancient Rome provides a comprehensive archaeological survey of the city of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-color maps, drawings, photos, and 3D reconstructions, this magnificent two-volume slipcased edition features the latest discoveries and scholarship, with new descriptions of more than 500 monuments, including the Sanctuary of Vesta, the domus Augusti, and the Mausoleum of Augustus. It is destined to become the standard reference for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the history of the city of Rome.
The Atlas of Ancient Rome is monumental in scope. It examines the city’s topography and political-administrative divisions, trade and economic production, and social landscape and infrastructure—from residential neighborhoods and gardens to walls, roads, aqueducts, and sewers. It describes the fourteen regions of Rome and the urban history of each in unprecedented detail, and includes profiles and reconstructions of major monuments and works of art. This is the only atlas of the ancient city to incorporate the most current archaeological findings and use the latest mapping technologies.
Authoritative and easy to use, The Atlas of Ancient Rome is the definitive illustrated reference book on Rome from its origins to the sixth century AD.
- Fully updated from the Italian edition to include the latest discoveries and scholarship
- Features a wealth of maps, illustrations, and 3D reconstructions
- Covers Rome’s topography, economy, urban infrastructure, and more
- Includes profiles of major monuments and works of art
- Draws on the latest archaeological findings and mapping technologies
- Twenty years in the making by a team of leading experts
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface to the English language edition Andrea Carandini
Rome in Flight and Rome in freefall Andrea Carandini
The information system of Ancient Rome Paolo Carafa
Geomatic methodologies for referencing of archeological information Mattia Crespi, Ulisse Fabiani
1. The natural landscape Giorgio Urzu, Maurizio Parotto
2. The historical landscape Andrea Carandini, Maria Cristina Capanna
3. Infrastructure Daniela Bruno, Dunia Filippi, Gabriel Cifani, Paolo Carafa, Maria Cristina Capanna, Marcello Turci
4. The necropoleis Daniele Manacorda
5. Goods in Rome Clemintina Panella
6. The end of the ancient city Riccardo Santangeli Valenzani
7. The Romans’ ruins Massimiliano Papini
Appendix I. The building techniques Sara Bossi
Appendix II. The orders of architecture Patrizio Pensabenem Enrico Gallocchio
The route taken and why
Region VII. Forum Romanum Magnum Dunia Filippi
Appendix. The reconstruction of the Imperial Forums Fabio Cavallero, Alessandro Delfino, Valeria Di Cola
Region X. Palatium Daniela Bruno
Region IV. Templum Pacis Fabiola Fraioli
Region III. Isis et Serapis Fabiola Fraioli
Region V. Esquiliae Fabiola Fraioli
Region II. Caelimontium Giada Fatucci
Region I. Porta Capena Sarah Gozzini
Region XII. Piscina Publica Chiara Bariviera
Region XIII. Aventinus Fabiola Fraioli
Region XI. Circus Maximus Chiara Bariviera
Region VI. Alta Semita Maria Cristina Capanna
Appendix. Domus and horrea along vicus Patricius Mirella Serlorenzi, Simona Morretta, Giovanni Ricci, Rosy Bianco
Region VII. Via Lata Maria Cristina Capanna
Region IX. Circus Flaminius Maria Teresa D’Alessio
Appendix. The sacred area of Largo Argentina Francesco De Stefano
Region XIV. Transtiberim Paolo Carafa, Paola Pacchiarotti
Appendix. The Basilica and Memorial of St. Peter Francesco De Stefano
Bibliography
Index of tables
Edited by Chiara Fanelli, Maria Cirstina Capanna
Tables
Indexes
An Abridged Table of Contents [PDF] 
Introduction [PDF] – Rome in flight and Rome in freefall, Andrea Carandini
Sample Chapter [PDF] – Region IX. Circus Maximus, Chiara Bariviera
“An original and remarkably complete portrait . . . give[s] a marvellous picture of the evolution, complexity, and decline of the ancient city.”—James E. Packer, Journal of Roman Archaeology
“Magnificent . . . an impressive monument of historical outreach.”—T. P. Wiseman, Journal of Roman Studies
“This two-volume work is a magnificent achievement. The Atlas of Ancient Rome will prove essential from now on for all study of the city of Rome.”—Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, author of Rome’s Cultural Revolution