ABSTRACT

The archaeology of early Rome has progressed rapidly and dramatically over the last century; most recently with the discovery of the shrine of Aeneas at Lavinium and the reports of the walls of the Romulan city discovered on the city slopes of the Palatine Hill. The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium presents the most recent discoveries in Rome and its surroundings: princely tombs,inscriptions and patrician houses are included in a complete overview of the subject and the controversies surrounding it.
This comprehensively illustrated study fills the need for an accessible English guide to these new discoveries, and in preparation, the author interviewed most of the leading figures in current research on the early periods of Rome.

chapter 1|19 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|17 pages

Tombs of the Forum and Esquiline

chapter 3|14 pages

Chronology

chapter 4|17 pages

Huts and Houses

chapter 5|13 pages

The Sant'Omobono Sanctuary

chapter 6|10 pages

The Lapis Niger and the Archaic Forum

chapter 7|12 pages

Walls

chapter 8|11 pages

Osteria Dell'osa

chapter 10|14 pages

Lavinium

chapter 11|14 pages

Satricum

chapter 12|9 pages

Praeneste

chapter 13|9 pages

Conclusion