Guidebooks for Roman-themed travels

[JRSCline]

This might be a good opportunity to share our favorite must-have guidebooks when planning or enjoying our Roman-oriented travels.<br>
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My recommendation for anyone visiting the city of Rome is:<br>
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<strong>ROME: an Oxford Archaeological Guide</strong>, by Amanda Claridge, Oxford University Press, 1998, 455 pages, softcover, $19.95 (USD).<br>
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<em>"This guide provides:<br>
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- Coverage of all the important sites in the city from 800 BC to AD 600<br>
- 200 high-quality site plans, maps, diagrams, and photographs<br>
- Sites divided into 12 main areas (Forum, Upper Via Sacra, Palatine Hill, Imperial Forums, Campus Martius, Capitoline Hill, Circus Flaminius & Circus Maximus, Colosseum & Esquiline Hill, Caelian Hill and the Via Appia, Baths of Diocletian, Museums & Catacombs)<br>
- Introduction offering essential background to the culture and history of ancient Rome, highlighting the nature of Roman achievement, and explaining how Rome came to be the largest city in the ancient world<br>
- Info about museums and opening times, a chronology for reference, and comprehensive glossaries."</em><br>
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-- from the back cover.<br>
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I used this guide like the Bible when Sander, Jasper, and I went to Rome a couple years ago. It's quite possibly the only book you need if you want to see the best of what's ancient in Rome.<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny<br>
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[richsc]

I remembered my ancient travel guide much recommended by Merlinia:<br>
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"Travel in the Ancient World" by Lionel Casson, Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8018-4808-3<br>
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All about being a tourist in ancient Greece and Rome, visiting the seven wonders when they were still there, what it was like to find an inn, eat, and all the tribulations. Very good book. <p></p><i></i>

[Muzzaguchi]

When travelling anywhere in the UK I took 'A Guide to the Roman Remains in Britain' by Roger J. A. Wilson third edition (198. It was great and now has a fourth edition.<br>
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I have it copiously noted and ticked off. The only problem was that the end of our travels coincided with the Foot and Mouth outbreak and so the sites were all closed and some we were only able to see from a distance.<br>
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I'll just have to go back with the fourth edition.<br>
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Cheers<br>
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Muzzaguchi <p></p><i></i>