A major new book on the archaeology of Rome. The chapters, by an impressive list of contributors, are written to be as up-to-date and useful as possible, detailing lots of new research. There are new maps for the topography and monuments of Rome, a huge research bibliography containing 1,700 titles and the volume is richly illustrated. Essential for all Roman scholars and students.
Contents: Preface: a bird's eye view ( Peter Wiseman ); Introduction ( Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge ); Early and Archaic Rome ( Christopher Smith ); The city of Rome in the Middle Republic ( Tim Cornell ); The moral museum: Augustus and the image of Rome ( Susan Walker ); Armed and belted men: the soldiery in Imperial Rome ( Jon Coulston ); The construction industry in Imperial Rome ( Janet Delaine and G Aldrete ); The feeding of Imperial Rome: the mechanics of the food supply system ( David Mattingly ); `Greater than the pyramids': the water supply of ancient Rome ( Hazel Dodge ); Entertaining Rome ( Kathleen Coleman ); Living and dying in the city of Rome: houses and tombs ( John Patterson ); Religions of Rome ( Simon Price ); Rome in the Late Empire ( Neil Christie ); Archaeology and innovation ( Hugh Petter ); Appendix: Sources for the study of ancient Rome ( Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge ).

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• List of Contributors
• Table of Contents
• Editors’ Preface
• Preface: A Bird’s-Eye View
• 1. Introduction: the archaeology and topography of Rome
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 2. Early and Archaic Rome
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE LITERARY SOURCES
  • THE EARLIEST SETTLEMENT
  • THE FIRST PHASES OF LATIN CIVILIZATION
  • THE ORIENTALIZING PERIOD
  • THE 7TH AND 6TH CENTURIES
  • THE CITY OF ROME
  • LOOKING FORWARD
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 3. The City of Rome in the Middle Republic (c. 400–100 BC)
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 4. The Moral Museum: Augustus and the City of Rome
  • THE HOUSE OF AUGUSTUS ON THE PALATINE
  • THE DISPLAY OF ORIGINAL GREEK SCULPTURES IN AUGUSTAN ROME
  • THE ROMAN FORUM AND SURROUNDING AREA
  • ECHOES ABROAD
  • THE MORAL MUSEUM: MONUMENTAL ART AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 5. ‘Armed and belted men’: the soldiery in imperial Rome
  • 1. A “THRONG OF MOTLEY SOLDIERS”: NUMBERS AND ORGANISATION
  • 2. ‘COHORTS AND CAVALRY ON CALL’: MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN ROME
  • 3.“BODYGUARDS AND PUBLIC EXECUTIONERS”: THE FUNCTIONS OF TROOPS IN ROME
  • 4. ‘WITH BRAWLING, FISTS AND SWORDS’?: THE IMPACT OF SOLDIERS ON ROME
  • 5. ‘ARMED AND BELTED MEN’ IN METROPOLITAN ART
  • 6. SENATUS MILESQUE ET POPULUS: THE SOLDIERY IN IMPERIAL POLITICS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 6. Building the Eternal City: the construction industry of imperial Rome
  • ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
  • ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • PRIVATE BUILDING IN PRACTICE
  • PUBLIC BUILDING IN PRACTICE
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 7. The Feeding of Imperial Rome: The Mechanics of the Food Supply System
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE PROBLEM
  • THE SOLUTION
  • SCALE
  • FOOD SUPPLY AND LABOUR PROVISION
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 8. ‘Greater than the Pyramids’: the Water Supply of Ancient Rome
  • THE OFFICE OF CURATOR AQUARUM
  • IN THE BEGINNING
  • THE AQUEDUCTS
  • QUALITY, TANKS AND MAINTENANCE
  • GRADIENT AND SPEED OF FLOW
  • DISTRIBUTION INTRA AND EXTRA URBEM (FIG. 8.5)
  • FRONTINUS’ FIGURES AND THE CAPACITY OF ROME’S WATER SUPPLY (Figs 8.5 and 8.11)
  • CASTELLA
  • CONSUMERS, PIPES AND FOUNTAINS
  • AQUEDUCTS AND BATHS
  • AQUEDUCTS AND MILLS
  • DIRTY WATERS
  • THE AQUEDUCTS AND WATER SUPPLY AFTER ANTIQUITY
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 9. Entertaining Rome
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CIRCUS
  • THEATRE
  • AMPHITHEATRE
  • NAUMACHIA
  • STADIUM
  • ODEUM
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 10. Living and Dying in the City of Rome: houses and tombs
  • ARISTOCRATIC HOUSES
  • ARISTOCRATIC FUNERALS AND TOMB-MONUMENTS
  • THE POOR AND THE NOT-SO-POOR
  • HOUSING, BURIAL AND THE FAMILY
  • HOUSING, BURIAL AND PATRONAGE
  • THE ROLE OF THE COLLEGIA
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 11. Religions of Rome
  • HOMOGENEITY
  • THEOLOGICAL EXCLUSIVITY
  • EXCLUSIVITY OF ALLEGIANCE
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 12. Lost Glories? Rome at the End of Empire
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE LATE ROMAN CONTEXT
  • FROM PAGAN STRONGHOLD TO CHRISTIAN CITADEL
  • LATE ROMAN ROME: IMAGES OF DECAY
  • THE 5TH-CENTURY DISASTERS: VISIGOTHS AND VANDALS
  • 5TH-CENTURY ROME: IMAGES OF ACTIVITY
  • AFTER ROMAN ROME
  • THE ROMAN PHOENIX
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 13. Back to the Future: Archaeology and Innovation in the Building of Roma Capitale
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Appendix: Sources for the Study of Ancient Rome
• Abbreviations
• Research Bibliography for the City of Rome
• Index