Author:
Watkin, David, 1941-2018.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Descriptionviii, 279 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Note:Originally published : London : Profile Books, 2009.
Note:Life in the Forum in antiquity -- Visiting the ancient buildings with Piranesi -- What Piranesi does not show -- Churches in the Forum -- From the Renaissance to the Grand Tour -- From Byron to King Victor Emmanuel -- From Mussolini and Hitler to holes in the ground -- Making a visit.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.