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The eternal city : a history of Rome
- Title
- The eternal city : a history of Rome / Ferdinand Addis.
- Author
- Addis, Ferdinand
- Publication
- New York ; London : Pegasus Books, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 632 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on our imagination? How did the "Caput mundi" come to play such a critical role in the development of Western civilization? Ferdinand Addis addresses these questions by tracing the history of the "Eternal City" told through the dramatic key moments in its history: from the mythic founding of Rome in 753 BC, via such landmarks as the murder of Caesar in 44 BC, the coronation of Charlemagne in AD 800 and the reinvention of the imperial ideal, the painting of the Sistine chapel, the trial of Galileo, Mussolini's March on Rome of 1922, the release of Fellini's La Dolce Vita in 1960, and the Occupy riots of 2011. City of the Seven Hills, spiritual home of Catholic Christianity, city of the artistic imagination, enduring symbol of our common European heritage--Rome has inspired, charmed, and tempted empire-builders, dreamers, writers, and travelers across the twenty-seven centuries of its existence. Ferdinand Addis tells this rich story in a grand narrative style for a new generation of readers."--Dust jacket.
- Uniform Title
- Rome
- Alternative Title
- Rome
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- First published in London as Rome : The Eternal City by Head of Zeus.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-605) and index.
- Contents
- The wolf children -- Barbarians -- The little Carthaginian -- Concord -- The ides of March -- The art of love -- The emperor's show -- Gladiators -- A god dances -- Conquer by this! -- Under siege -- The clan -- Rome-seekers -- The laureate -- My debt to nature -- The vault of heaven -- Judgement -- The impresario -- The mine of contemplation -- Blood of Italy -- The ghetto -- The parade.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-2636
- ISBN
- 9781681775425
- 1681775425
- OCLC
- 1057410432
- Author
- Addis, Ferdinand, author.
- Title
- The eternal city : a history of Rome / Ferdinand Addis.
- Publisher
- New York ; London : Pegasus Books, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-605) and index.
- Other Editions:
- Reproduction of (manifestation): Addis, Ferdinand. Rome London : Head of Zeus, 2018 9781781851883
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-2636