The Smiles of Rome by Susan Cahill (2005)
Cafe Life Rome by Joe Wolff (2002)
A Thousand Bells at Noon-A Roman's Guide to the Streets and Pleasures of His Native City by G. Franco Romagnoli (2002)
Roma-The Smart Travelers Guide to the Eternal City by Paul Hofmann (1993)
The Seasons of Rome-A Journal by Paul Hofmann (1997)
City of the Soul-A Walk in Rome by William Murray (2002)
As The Romans Do-The Delights, Drama, and Daily Diversions of Life in the Eternal City by Alan Epstein (2000)
Playing Away-Roman Holidays by Michael Mewshaw (1988)
The Vatican's Women, Female Influence at the Holy See by Paul Hofmann (2000)
Rome Antics by David Maculay
Notes From A Roman Terrace by Joan Marble (2003)
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King (2003)
Basilica, the Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter’s by R. A. Scotti (2006)
Cicero-The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt (2001)
Rome Guides:
Top 10 Guide to Rome by Sharri Whiting
Rome City Map by Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides
Trattorias of Rome, Florence and Venice by Maureen B Fant
Rome Insideout by The Map Group
Great Sleeps Italy, Florence, Rome, Venice by Sandra Gustafson (2002)
Access Rome by Richard Saul Wurman
Showing posts with label book about Rome. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Book about Rome: Rome From Its Founding to the Present Day: a Quartet
Rome From Its Founding to the Present Day: a Quartet
Editor’s comment: Do read these books on Rome in the order presented. Enjoy them as you would a good grappa, slowly. Warning: once you start reading you will be unable to stop. And you will be unable to control the urge to go to Rome and wander about Ancient-Christian-Renaissance Rome as the Romans do.
1-Roma, the Novel of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor (2007) -
Tells the story of Rome’s first thousand years, 1000 BC to 1BC, from the salt gatherers at the mouth of the Tiber to Caesar Augustus.
2-Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin (2008) –
Simply a masterpiece. Tells the story of Lavinia, princess of Latium, who, with pious Aeneas, is destined to found Rome. Their descendants ruled for 15 generations.
3-The Aeneid by Virgil (29-19 BC), Translation, Robert Fagles; Introduction, Bernard Knox (2006) –
Modern verse translation of the ancient Roman epic of goddess-born Aeneas, who, following his fate, fled from the burning Troy and founded Rome.
4-The Secrets of Rome, Love and Death in the Eternal City by Corrado Augias (2007) –
The 15 chapters cover 2700 years of Roman life. Fascinating tales presented in an interesting fashion: “The Most Beautiful Lady of Rome” tells the story of Lucretia Borgia; “The Other Michelangelo,” of Caravaggio.
Editor’s comment: Do read these books on Rome in the order presented. Enjoy them as you would a good grappa, slowly. Warning: once you start reading you will be unable to stop. And you will be unable to control the urge to go to Rome and wander about Ancient-Christian-Renaissance Rome as the Romans do.
1-Roma, the Novel of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor (2007) -
Tells the story of Rome’s first thousand years, 1000 BC to 1BC, from the salt gatherers at the mouth of the Tiber to Caesar Augustus.
2-Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin (2008) –
Simply a masterpiece. Tells the story of Lavinia, princess of Latium, who, with pious Aeneas, is destined to found Rome. Their descendants ruled for 15 generations.
3-The Aeneid by Virgil (29-19 BC), Translation, Robert Fagles; Introduction, Bernard Knox (2006) –
Modern verse translation of the ancient Roman epic of goddess-born Aeneas, who, following his fate, fled from the burning Troy and founded Rome.
4-The Secrets of Rome, Love and Death in the Eternal City by Corrado Augias (2007) –
The 15 chapters cover 2700 years of Roman life. Fascinating tales presented in an interesting fashion: “The Most Beautiful Lady of Rome” tells the story of Lucretia Borgia; “The Other Michelangelo,” of Caravaggio.
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