Ancient Rome. Art, Architecture and History, 2002, 143 p., 300 ill., br. -

This colourful guide to Rome's history and art, which aims to encourage the general reader or traveller to dip in and browse, presents a mass of information in concise sections, supported by many colour photographs, illustrations, maps and diagrams. Arranged chronologically, the guide uses Rome's ancient buildings, tombs, monuments, sculptures, wallpaintings and artefacts to show how the empire developed and collapsed between 27 BC and AD 565.