{"product_id":"rome-9780691180793","title":"Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"First published in Italian under the title Roma: Il Primo Giorno by Gius. Laterza \u0026amp; Figli S.p.A., Rome, in 2007\"--T.p. verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tradition assigns [the founding of Rome] to the year 753 B.C., when Romulus--who, according to legend, was rescued from infanticide with his twin brother Remus and suckled by a she-wolf--erected the first walls of the so-called Roma Quadrata, or 'square Rome.' It has been a very long time since anyone took this account as an accurate historical description, but Carandini provocatively suggests that it might be more or less true.\"\u003cb\u003e---Adam Kirsch, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It has been assumed generally that the traditional founding of Rome by twin brothers Romulus and Remus 28 centuries ago should be classified as myth. This provocative examination by a highly regarded but controversial archaeologist suggests, however, that the story contains more than a grain of truth . . . he marshals considerable evidence, written and archaeological, to bolster his claims, and his conclusions certainly are startling and exciting.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jay Freeman, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Carandini's gifts as an archaeologist are admired even by those who don't accept his interpretations and \u003ci\u003eRome: Day One\u003c\/i\u003e is full of fascinating detail.\" * The Age *\u003cbr\u003e\"'It's a bold book, but will not persuade all readers,' said ancient Rome Professor Christopher Smith of the British School at Rome. '[Still] no one in recent years has done more than Carandini to challenge our perceptions.'\" * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003e\"Researchers will be intrigued with Carandini's precise picture of early Rome and the fine illustrations.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"What makes \u003ci\u003eRome: Day One\u003c\/i\u003e such an extraordinary book is not the erudite descriptions but the energetic style of prose. For a volume so packed with detail, it remains an astonishingly easy read. . . . This is a book written to bring those early days to the attention of anyone and everyone.\"\u003cb\u003e---Caldrail, \u003ci\u003eUNRV History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]he book is interesting because it discusses a topic that is much eschewed by the modern historians as it treads on controversial religious aspects.\"\u003cb\u003e---Vaidehi Nathan, \u003ci\u003eOrganiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Uncovering the birth of a city that gave birth to a world, \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003e reveals as never before a truly epochal event.\" * World Book Industry *","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403856912727,"sku":"9780691180793","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691180793.jpg?v=1730484734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rome-9780691180793","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}