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Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide

by Amanda Claridge · 1998

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This text consists of an illustrated guide to all the major sites in twelve main areas in central Rome, and four in Greater Rome, including the Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Colosseum, Mausoleums of Augustus and Hadrian, the Circus Maximus, Catacombs, Ostia, and Tivoli.

Subject
historytravel
Themes
archaeologyart
Setting
ancient Romeancient historyItalyRome
Audience
adult
Length
long · 464 pages

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