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Books on: rome antiquities

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The Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome: From the Pontificate of Julius II to That of Paul III

Book by Rodolfo Lanciani; Houghton Mifflin, 1906

Subjects:

Art--Rome, Renaissance--Italy, Rome--Antiquities

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...GOLDEN DAYS OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ROME. With Maps, Plans, etc. 8vo, $5.00, net. Postage extra. NEW TALES OF OLD ROME. Profusely illus trated with Maps and...5.00, net. Postpaid, $5.25. ANCIENT ROME IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT DISCOVERIES. With...
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Art in Ancient Rome - Vol. 2

Book by Eugénie Strong; Charles Scribners Sons, 1928

Subjects:

Art, Roman, Art--Rome, Rome--Antiquities

Collections: History, Entire Library

ART IN ANCIENT ROME PORTRAIT-STATUE OF A ROMAN LADY Terme...GENERAL HISTORY OF ART ART IN ANCIENT ROME BY EUGENIE STRONG C.B.E., M.A...IDEA IMPRESSED UPON THE MONUMENTS OF ROME AND THE PROV INCES 112...
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The Epigraphy of Death: Studies in the History and Society of Greece and Rome

Book by G. J. Oliver; Liverpool University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Death--Social Aspects--Greece, Death--Social Aspects--Rome, Funeral Rites And Ceremonies--Greece--History, Funeral Rites And Ceremonies--Rome--History, Greece--Antiquities, Greece--Social Life And Customs, Rome--Antiquities, Rome--Social Life And Customs, Tombs--Greece, Tombs--Rome

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Tombstones provide the largest single category of epigraphical evidence from the ancient world. However, epigraphy �6 the study of inscriptions �6 remains, for many students of history and archaeology, an abstruse subject. By marrying epigraphy and death, the contributors to this ...
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Tombstones provide the largest single category of epigraphical evidence from the ancient world. However, epigraphy �6 the study of inscriptions �6 remains, for many students of history and archaeology, an abstruse subject. By marrying epigraphy and death, the contributors to this collection hope to encourage a wider audience to consider the importance of inscribed tombstones.
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A Companion to Latin Studies

Book by John Edwin Sandys; Cambridge University Press, 1913

Subjects:

Art--Rome, Latin Literature--History And Criticism, Latin Philology, Rome--Antiquities, Rome--Description And Travel

Collections: Entire Library

...extending from the foundation of Rome to the death of Justinian...communities. The chapter on Private Antiquities is supplemented by an article...the Government Inspectors of Antiquities in Italy, for a photograph...reprint of the maps of Ancient Rome and the Roman Forum prepared...
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The Roman's World

Book by Frank Gardner Moore; Biblo and Tannen, 1971

Subjects:

Rome--Antiquities, Rome--Civilization, Rome--Social Life And Customs

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Than great and glorious Rome, Queen of the Earth...generations studied "Roman antiquities," meaning everything...restricted to "Private antiquities" and known for short...XII. THE CITY OF ROME 369...Aerial View, Rome 372...

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Journal Articles on: rome antiquities

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Du Bellay's Time in Rome: The Antiquitez

Journal article by Hassan Melehy; French Forum, Vol. 26, 2001

Subjects:

Classical antiquities--Portrayals, depictions, etc., French poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rome, Italy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Sonnets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...past, the ruins or antiquities of Rome. Now, antiquite and...discovers, the ruins or antiquities of Rome do not function as...has found that this Rome never existed, that...remains a simulacrum. The antiquities named in the title...
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema and the Modern City of Ancient Rome

Journal article by Elizabeth Prettejohn; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002

Subjects:

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Art, Modern--19th century, Cities and towns--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Classical antiquities--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Imperialism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Painters, Dutch--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rome (Ancient)--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...spectacles to those of ancient Rome. Lippincott quotes a Victorian...Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar...more or less their origin from Rome have settled upon the 1st of...a mix of the best of ancient Rome and Victorian Britain--appears...
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PART ONE: The Antiquities Act of 1906 by Ronald Freeman Lee

Journal article by Raymond Harris Thompson; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 42, 2000

Subjects:

Antiquities Act, Antiquities--Protection and preservation, Archaeology and history--United States, Historic sites, Historical archaeology--United States, Lee, Ronald Freeman--Political activity, National parks and reserves--History, National parks--History, Native American antiquities, Native Americans, Presidents (Government)--Laws, regulations and rules, Presidents--Laws, regulations and rules, United States--Political aspects, Western States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Association, in turn, provided crucial support for the American Antiquities Act in 1906. Lastly in 1879, Charles Eliot Norton, professor...American; maintain schools for young classical scholars in Athens, Rome, and Palestine; publish the results of archaeological explorations...
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Rethinking Eighteenth-Century Rome

Journal article by Wendy Wassying Roworth; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001

Subjects:

Art, Roman--Exhibitions, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Exhibitions, Rome, Italy--18th century

Collections: Entire Library

...The visual arts of Rome were abundantly...major artworks and antiquities, and the exile of...and marketing of antiquities; the significance of Rome as a place for artistic...collections of art and antiquities in Rome. In "From Muses...
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Palladio's Rome: A Translation of Andrea Palladio's Two Guidebooks to Rome

Journal article by George L. Gorse; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Palladio's Rome: A Translation of Andrea Palladio's Two Guidebooks to Rome (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...complementary) guidebooks to the antiquities and churches of Rome accessible for the first time...and sacred rites of ancient Rome and olive oil springs miraculously...on the survey census of Romes antiquities, adding reflections on the complex...

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Magazine Articles on: rome antiquities

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Underground Rome: A Good Way to Study Ancient Rome Is to Explore the Cellars - and Subcellars - of Modern Rome

Magazine article by Tom Mueller; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 279, April 1997

Subjects:

Antiquities, Rome (Ancient state)--Buildings and facilities, Rome, Italy, Underground architecture--Italy, Underground areas--Italy

Collections: Entire Library

Underground Rome: A Good Way to Study Ancient Rome Is to Explore the Cellars - and Subcellars - of Modern Rome. by Tom Mueller Beneath modern Rome is a hidden city, as still as Rome is chaotic, as dark as Rome is luminous, with its...
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Plundering the Past: The Looting of Antiquities Has a History as Old as the Antiquities Themselves, but Political Instability and Rising Prices Have Seen a Surge in Thefts in Recent Years. until Now, Efforts Have Focused on Stopping the Trade, but Now Archaeogist Are Borrowing Ideas from the Wildlife Conservation Movement in an Attempt to Get to the Root of the Problem

Magazine article by Charlie Furnis; Geographical, Vol. 79, January 2007

Subjects:

Antiquities--Forecasts and trends, Antiquities--Prices and rates, Antiquities--Safety and security measures, Archaeologists--Management, Art thefts--Forecasts and trends, Art thefts--Prevention

Collections: History, Entire Library

...ground. In June 2005, a court in Rome convicted Italian dealer Giacomo Medici of trafficking antiquities. The result of a ten-year investigation...Hecht, a US dealer based in Rome. Hecht was already well known...having been implicated in an antiquities-smuggling scandal in 1961...
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A Passion for Antiquities

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 123, December 1994

Subjects:

Art, Greek--Exhibitions, Art, Roman--Exhibitions, Classical antiquities--Exhibitions, Greek art--Exhibitions, Roman art--Exhibitions

Collections: Entire Library

...Museum, Malibu, Calif. "A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara...features more than 200 objects from Greece, Rome, and Etruria dating from 2600 B.C. to...enjoy, points out Marion True, curator of antiquities at the museum. The exhibition will...
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Geneva: After Rome

Magazine article by Ann Hills; History Today, Vol. 43, January 1993

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology)--Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland--Antiquities, Middle Ages--Antiquities

Collections: History, Entire Library

Geneva: after Rome by Ann Hills |We knew little about Geneva after the Romans, until the German migration around AD1000. A period of...
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Obelisks and Empires of the Mind

Magazine article by Anthony Grafton; American Scholar, Vol. 71, Winter 2002

Subjects:

Antiquities, Egypt, Monuments, Obelisks--History, Rome, Italy

Collections: Entire Library

...and fall 1586, the blase inhabitants of Rome were dazzled by the greatest media event...mattered most to him about the history of Rome was not its classical but its Christian...change. He transported other obelisks to Rome, regardless of the effort and expense required...

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Newspaper Articles on: rome antiquities

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STEALING BEAUTY; Tomb Raiding, Antiquities Smuggling and the Determination of the Greek and Italian Governments to Reclaim Their Own Have Tarnished the Reputation of the World's Richest Museum. but Who Is to Blame for Trouble at the Getty? Step Forward London Art Dealer, Onetime High-Roller Turned Penniless Ex-Con, Robin Symes. Godfrey Barker on a Case of Taking Liberties with Statues

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 3, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...she is on trial in Rome. She is charged...trafficking in stolen antiquities. Some of those stolen...Roman and Greek antiquities for the Getty provided...is now accused in Rome of using collections...Getty museums former antiquities curator Marion True (left) leaving a Rome courtroom in November...
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Christ in History; (Editor's Note: The First Christmas Was Openly Celebrated in Rome in about 323 When Emperor Constantine the Great Declared Himself a Christian, as Noted by the Author.)

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 23, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Christmas Was Openly Celebrated in Rome in about 323 When Emperor Constantine...Christs existence? Josephus Antiquities of the Jews (A.D. 93?) provides...churches, including those of Rome, commemorated the birth of Christ...or 4 B.C." First Christmas in Rome The Christmas that we know today...
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The Thurley Days of Rome; Me and My Collection

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 8, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

The Thurley Days of Rome; Me and My Collection...Phoenician pot from an antiquities dealer in Tunisia. He...buy really sensational antiquities. Where do you buy your trophies? THERE are antiquities dealers but you can buy...
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A Scandal That Rocked the Art World

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 26, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Medici/Two Sisters--Book reviews, Museums

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...dollars to obtain notable antiquities looted from ancient sites...in Paris (now on trial in Rome) and so to high-profile collectors...the Getty, whose curator of antiquities, Marion True, is now on trial in Rome. At times, the tale is as...
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Big Fight about Illicit Art; Met, Italy Pact Returns Works

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 4, 2006

Subjects:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museums

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Metropolitan Museum of Art chief Philippe de Montebello signs a deal in Rome last month with Italian Culture Minister Rocco Buttiglione. The Met agreed to return antiquities that Italy says were looted in exchange for loans of other artifacts...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rome antiquities

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Rome , City, Italy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in the Villa Giulia), Capitoline, and Torlonia museums, notable for their antiquities; and the Borghese, Corsini, Doria, and Colonna collections of paintings. Rome before Augustus Ancient Rome was built on the east, or left, bank of the...
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Lanciani, Rodolfo Amadeo

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...ancient topography of Ostia and Rome and discovered many important Roman antiquities. Lanciani was made director...Roman topography at the Univ. of Rome (1878). Among his works in English...1909) and Ancient and Modern Rome (1925...
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Rhetoric attributed to him is probably of later date. Of his longest work, Antiquities of Rome, in 20 books, approximately the first half is extant. In it the history of Rome to the 3d cent. b.c. is covered. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
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Capitoline Hill

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...center of Rome. The center of municipal government in modern Rome is on the same location. In the 16th cent. Michelangelo designed...Capitoline Museum. Both buildings now house collections of antiquities. In the center of the square is the ancient equestrian bronze...
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Visconti, Ennio Quirino

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...conservator of the Capitoline Museum, Rome, and one of the consuls of the...from 1799, he became curator of antiquities at the Louvre (1799) and professor...Visconti, 1722 84, was prefect of antiquities at Rome from 1768. He reorganized the...

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