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A living museum of crumbling amphitheaters and splendid palaces, Rome has ancient sights around every corner. This is a city that delicately balances the old and new, where street art rears its head near Roman pyramids, vespas whiz past centuries-old triumphal columns and the aperitivo tradition is guarded with full force at hip pavement cafes. Our updated guide brings Rome to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led...
7) Rome
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Lonely Planet's Rome is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the piazzas, feel the history at the Roman Forum, and gaze in wonder at the Sistine Chapel; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Rome and begin your journey now!
9) Ancient Rome
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Text, maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and chronologies depict the history, society, and political life of ancient Rome and its vast empire.
10) Rome and a villa
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In 1947 a young American woman named Eleanor Clark went to Rome on a Guggenheim fellowship to write a novel. But Rome had its way with her, the novel was abandoned, and what followed was not a novel but a series of sketches of Roman life, most written between 1948 and 1951. This new edition of her now classic book includes an evocative foreword by the eminent translator William Weaver, who was a close friend of the author's and often wandered the...
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This isn't your typical tour of ruins and dusty artifacts. It's history as exciting today as it was 2000 years ago! In a style all his own, Dave Stotts speeds through the ancient world giving you a fast-paced encounter with the people, places and events that have shaped our world and the Christian faith. His adventures include on-location explorations, loads of animation and narration that's definitely "outside the classroom." You may never read the...
13) Rome city guide
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"Traveler Estelle Bingham starts her exploration of the city at the Forum, the hub of ancient Rome. From there she visits Michelangelo's beautiful Piazza Campidoglio before strolling through charming Trastevere. She completes her tour at the Pantheon, one of Rome's great ancient buildings and the resting place of Raphael"--Container.
15) Pocket Rome
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Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Rome.
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"As his twin daughters approached adolescence, sociologist Roger Friedland was worried. The thing that most bothered him was not the erotic heat of America's youth culture, but the lovelessness of its sex. Offered the chance to live and teach in Rome, Roger and his wife, Debra, seized the opportunity to take their family to live in a city where love is alive, family bonds hold, divorce and rape are rare, and "ciao, bella" is a constant refrain. In...
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In a style all his own, Dave Stotts speeds through the ancient world giving you a fast-paced encounter with the people, places and events that have shaped our world and the Christian faith. His adventures include on-location explorations, loads of animations and narration that's definitely "outside the classroom." You may never read the Bible the same way again!
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