1st Edition

Rome The Shaping of Three Capitals

By Paul Balchin Copyright 2017
392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 2017, Rome: The Shaping of Three Capitals explores the impact of political history on the built environment of the Eternal City. The book divides Rome’s history into three main periods: the rulership of the early kings from the 8 th to the 6 th centuries BC; the period of Etruscan culture and architecture up to the end of the Roman Empire in 5 th century AD; and, the 6... Read more
1: Introduction; Part 1: Imperial Capital; 2: The Roman Republic; 3: The Rome of the Caesars; Part 2: Papal Capital; 4: Medieval Rome; 5: Renaissance Rome; 6: Baroque Rome: The Age of Extravagance; 7: Neoclassical Rome; Part 3: National Capital: The Early Years; 8: The Risorgimento and its Aftermath; 9: The Demise of Liberal Italy and the Ascendancy of Fascism; Timeline; Index

Biography

Paul Balchin