1st Edition

Rome and Its Empire (Routledge Revivals)

By Stephen Johnson Copyright 1989
422 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

The legacy of Rome is still very much with us in Europe. It forms part of our cultural backdrop, and is enshrined in the European mind, whether through classical literature, education and jurisprudence, or spectacular ruins. In Rome and Its Empire , first published in 1989, Stephen Johnson examines our understanding of the archaeological aspects of Roman civilisation, and traces the... Read more

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction 1. Early Archaeology: before the eighteenth century 2. The nineteenth century 3. The twentieth century: changes in technique and emphasis 4. Archaeology and history 5. The archaeology of Roman architecture 6. The archaeological examination of Roman sites 7. The study of artefacts 8. The Roman environments 9. The potential of archaeology 10. The future of Roman archaeology; Index

Biography

Stephen Johnson