Maps, watercolour illustrations, historical and critical introductory essays and visit paths, close examinations of works and themes: those are the strengths of this guide to the heart of Rome
Maps, watercolour illustrations, historical and critical introductory essays and visit paths, close examinations of works and themes: those are the strengths of this guide to the heart of Rome, where the most famous and outstanding monuments of the ancient city – together with important archaeological museum collections – gather: public and private spaces, official and sacred places. Everything seems to revolve around this “navel of history”: on the Palatine Hill Romulus founded a city destined to conquer the world; Campidoglio became the house of gods; from being the background where events took place, forums became the stage of their representation as a propagandistic device intended to win people’s approval