Main entry:

Holloway, R. Ross, 1934-2022.

Title & Author:

The archaeology of early Rome and Latium / R. Ross Holloway.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Description:

xx, 203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-198) and index.
Introduction. A brief outline of Roman history ; A brief outline of late Italian prehistory ; Building stone in early Rome -- Tombs of the Forum and Esquiline -- Chronology -- Huts and houses -- The Sant'omobono sanctuary -- The lapis niger and the archaic Forum ; Archaic votive deposits in Rome -- Walls ; The walls of Veii -- Osteria Dell'osa -- Castel Di Decima ; Acqua Acetosa, Laurentina ; Ficana ; and Crustumerium -- Lavinium -- Satricum -- Praeneste. The "princely tombs" ; The fibula praenestina -- Conclusion.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

The archaeology of early Rome has progressed rapidly and dramatically over the last century. The excavation of the shrine of Aeneas at Lavinium and the report of walls of the Romulean city discovered on the slopes of the Palatine Hill are two of the widely reported major developments of the last quarter century. Less well-known are the richly furnished tombs of the seventh century BC, once known solely from the tombs at Praeneste, and now documented by finds throughout Latium. The largest necropolis of the early Latian Iron Age, some 600 tombs, has been explored at Osteria dell'Osa. In Rome, patrician houses of the sixth century BC have been excavated beside the Sacra Via. New archaic inscriptions, notably that of Publius Valerius from Satricum, have been found, and the authenticity of the inscription once thought to be the earliest example of Latin writing (the graffito of the "Praeneste Fibula") has been challenged. The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latinum fills the need for an English guide to these discoveries and the many controversies resulting from them. In preparation, the author interviewed most of the leading figures in current research on the early periods of Rome and has illustrated the book with over 130 photographs, maps and line drawings.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0415080657
9780415080651
0415143608 (pbk.)
9780415143608 (pbk.)

Subject:

Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo
Bibel Römerbrief
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Rome.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Lazio.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Rome.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Latium.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Archäologie
Ausgrabung
Opgravingen.
Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Latium.
Rome (Italy) Antiquities.
Lazio (Italy) Antiquities.
Rome (Italie) Antiquités.
Italy Lazio.
Italy Rome.
Latium
Rom.
Archaeology History
Lazio (Italy)
Rome (Italy)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 119635
Call No.: ID PLS DG63.H5; ID:95-B1896
Status: Available