{"product_id":"9781789295221","title":"A Walk Through Ancient Rome","description":"Author: Philip Matyszak\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789295221\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Michael O'Mara Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this expert guide to the ancient city, Dr Philip Matyszak takes us on a tour of ancient Rome’s most fascinating and important sites and locations, revealing the secrets of the beating heart of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Rome itself was never grander or more magnificent than just before it fell, so be \u003cb\u003etransported back in time to the empire’s twilight years at the end of the 4th century ad\u003c\/b\u003e, with almost a thousand years of Roman history to explore. Each chapter focuses on one of Rome’s districts, with \u003cb\u003emaps throughout\u003c\/b\u003e and explanations of how the same routes would look today. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePut yourself in the sandals of a Roman pedestrian\u003c\/b\u003e and take a walk along the Via Appia, through the Capuan Gate and past all the wonders inside the walls of ancient Rome, \u003cb\u003efrom tombs and temples to sewers and shrines\u003c\/b\u003e, the grand gardens and the humble street markets, from \u003cb\u003eNero’s Golden House\u003c\/b\u003e to the slums where \u003cb\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/b\u003e grew up. Walk alongside the ghosts of Trajan, Nero and Cicero; stand where they stood and see what they saw.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46677400453278,"sku":"TLD-9781789295221","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789295221.jpg?v=1775455503","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789295221","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}