{"product_id":"2026200018715-secondhand-monuments-of-civilization-rome","title":"Monuments Of Civilization: Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew cities in the world have left as indelible a mark on human history as Rome — and Monuments of Civilization: Rome stands as one of the most authoritative and visually magnificent tributes to the Eternal City ever assembled. Written by the eminent classical archaeologist Filippo Coarelli, this landmark volume chronicles the architectural and cultural legacy of Rome from its ancient foundations through the grandeur of the Imperial era, presenting its temples, forums, aqueducts, amphitheatres, and triumphal arches as enduring testaments to human ambition and ingenuity. Foreword by the celebrated Italian engineer and architect Pier Luigi Nervi lends an additional dimension of structural and aesthetic insight, bridging the ancient world with modern architectural sensibility.\n\nCoarelli writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a storyteller, illuminating not merely the stones and columns of Rome, but the civilisation that breathed life into them — its politics, religion, art, and social fabric. Part of the prestigious Monuments of Civilization series published by Cassell of London, this volume sits alongside companion titles dedicated to the world's great cultures, yet Rome commands its place at the apex of that canon. Sumptuously illustrated with dramatic photography, it argues compellingly that to understand Rome is to understand the very foundations of Western civilisation — leaving the reader to wonder what other secrets these ancient stones have yet to yield.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572305629403,"sku":"2026200018715-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ea2aff0c-9de8-4aae-8fcf-8900b5de6414.png?v=1791166274","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018715-secondhand-monuments-of-civilization-rome","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}