Writing Rome
, by Edwards, CatharineNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521559522 | 0521559529
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/1996
What did the city of Rome mean to ancient Romans? Roman writers, Cicero, Virgil, Juvenal and others, described their city in many different ways: they marveled at its beauty, they despaired of its dirt, they explored its history, they lamented its absence. Their writings have played a vital part in determining responses to the city both in their own time and in later centuries. This book explores a wide range of descriptions of the city from later periods as well as from antiquity.