No comments about A wanderer in Rome.

No comments about Holiday Travel Guide Rome (Holiday Travel Guide Series).

No comments about Enchanting Rome: A New Practical Guide.

No comments about Bloom's Literary Guide To Rome (Bloom's Literary Guide).

No comments about Breakfast in Cairo, Dinner in Rome.

No comments about Yesterday's Rome: The eternal city, three hundred, two hundred, one hundred years ago : paintings of the times and today's reality (Tempo-arte).

No comments about Let's Go: The Budget Guide to Rome 1995 (Let's Go).

No comments about Inside Rome.

2 comments about Insider's Rome (Insiders).

1. I have been to Rome once before and thought I knew the city until I found this book. Most guidebooks only give a sentence or two about a site or a church, this book goes into much more detail, detail that is interesting and reads well. If you like history and want more background and historical 'storyline' about the places you are visiting then this book is for you.
   If you want to know what the contorted womans' faces are around the altar in St. Peter's, get this book. If you want to know why a snake is biting a man's genitals in a fresco in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, get this book. If you want to know the details about how the Borghese Museum collection was assembled, get this book. Are the bones of St. Peter really in the Basilica? Get this book and find out. Details on Caligula, Nero, Borgia and more.
   This book also outlines some secluded and quiet hotels (a rare find in Rome) though some were pricey and it also lists restaurants off the beaten path (hope your Italian is up to scratch for some places). Good listing for shopping too. The maps are ok and there is a list of suggested walks, but I like to wander around and get lost.
   Not your normal travel guidebook, but I'm not a normal traveller.



2. this book is a must read for those who wish to travel to Rome, and also makes a very interesting read in any case.
   The book has several interesting chapters which detail the varied historical episodes in Romes history

4 comments about Rome Antics.

1. This is the finest illustrated gift book for the Romaphiles that you love!! Get it now and make a gift to the one you love. It will be appreciated for years to come.



2. Share David MacAuley's obviously personal portrait of Rome. It's a portrait in the most obvious sense: lovingly detailed drawings of Rome's greatest architecture captured from MacAuley's witty and often weird perspective. But, through the drawings and the wonderful conceit, you see that this little book is also a personal exploration of a city that touches the heart.



3. This book is a trip through Roma from a pigeon's point of view. The pigeon flies around, through, over and past many of Rome's historical landmarks, and a brief section in back describes their history and significance.

   I checked this out of the library to read with my 5 year old after I went to Rome last year, and bought a copy for myself, just to enjoy the pictures and the memories they bring! The Chiesa de San Ignazio (Church of St. Ignatius) is an especial favorite, as my choir performed there to a "standing room only" crowd! Quite a feat for an amateur choir on their first overseas tour!

   The pen and ink sketches, the snippets of history, and the wonderful way they evoke the charisma of Rome make this a great addition to any child's or adult's library.




4. Cute story, but was hoping it was like his other book Motel of the Mysteries and it wasn't the same. I enjoyed Motel so much that I was a little disapointed by this one, but it is a good book otherwise.