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Rome: The Biography of a City
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4 out of 5
Based on 343 Ratings and 38 Reviews

Book Description
This beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many layered past of the Eternal City. It covers 3,000 years of history from the city's quasi-mythical origins, through the Etruscan kings, the opulent glory of classical Rome, the decadence and decay of the Middle Ages and the beauty and corruption of the Rena... More
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PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
BindingHardcover (11 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages387
ISBN-100393019845
ISBN-13978-0393019841
Publication Date05/1985
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