A major new book on the archaeology of Rome

The chapters, by an impressive list of contributors, are written to be as up-to-date and useful as possible, detailing lots of new research. There are new maps for the topography and monuments of Rome, a huge research bibliography containing 1,700 titles and the volume is richly illustrated. Essential for all Roman scholars and students.

Contents

Preface: a bird's eye view (Peter Wiseman)

Introduction (Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge)

Early and Archaic Rome (Christopher Smith)

The city of Rome in the Middle Republic (Tim Cornell)

The moral museum: Augustus and the image of Rome (Susan Walker)

Armed and belted men: the soldiery in Imperial Rome (Jon Coulston)

The construction industry in Imperial Rome (Janet Delaine and G Aldrete)

The feeding of Imperial Rome: the mechanics of the food supply system (David Mattingly)

'Greater than the pyramids': the water supply of ancient Rome (Hazel Dodge)

Entertaining Rome (Kathleen Coleman)

Living and dying in the city of Rome: houses and tombs (John Patterson)

Religions of Rome (Simon Price)

Rome in the Late Empire (Neil Christie)

Archaeology and innovation (Hugh Petter)

Appendix: Sources for the study of ancient Rome (Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge)