Product Description

The Ancient City is Peter Connolly's most ambitious, wide-ranging and beautiful project to date. The book provides a unique recreation of all aspects of life in the two greatest cities of antiquity - Athens and Rome. For the first time ever, all the evidence has been painstakingly pieced together to reconstruct the architectural wonders of these mighty civilizations in Peter Connolly's immensely detailed, stunning artwork. And by recreating their public buildings, their temples, shops and houses, the everyday lives of the citizens are revealed in glorious, or sometimes gory, detail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1176718 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

From Amazon.com
Peter Connolly's marvelous full-color drawings of the public and private structures of Athens and Rome are the perfect illustrative counterpart to his detailed description of city life (cowritten by Hazel Dodge) in the classical era. The Ancient City covers the Greece of the golden years of Athens (approximately the 4th to 3rd centuries B.C.), and the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus to the reign of Septimius Severus (27 B.C. to A.D. 211). In addition to such monuments as the Parthenon and the Colosseum, adolescent readers--and adults just beginning to study the ancient world--can learn about the two era's different forms of government, contemporary fashions, home life, and entertainment.

From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up-For anyone assigned a report on the design, construction, and use of the Parthenon or the Roman Colosseum, it would be hard to find a better source than this one. The full-page color drawings are stunning and include a wealth of detail not often found in other sources. Readers may not be aware, for example, of the lively use of color that prevailed on Greek temples and sculpture, but it is well portrayed here. Numerous photographs and reproductions also illustrate the text. The daily life, history, and architecture of Athens and Rome are extensively covered, in more detail than most students will be able to absorb. Advanced readers with a background in ancient history may find some interesting topics for in-depth research. An up-to-date bibliography and a useful index are appended.
David N. Pauli, Missoula Public Library, MT
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Connolly and Dodge have done a remarkable job resurrecting the golden years of classical Athens and ancient Rome. Focusing exclusively on Athens during the fifth century B.C. and Rome during the second century A.D., the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the economy, political climate, governmental structure, popular culture, and magnificent architecture that uniquely defined each of these two majestic cities at the pinnacle of its golden age. Although the narrative is informative and lively, the elaborate maps and lavish illustrations that grace every page most vividly communicate the tenor and the texture of classical antiquity. In particular, Connolly's minutely detailed renderings of both the inside and the outside of homes, theaters, public buildings, temples, bathhouses, and palaces provide the reader with intimate access to daily life in Athens and Rome. A superior historical, sociological, and architectural survey. Margaret Flanagan