The difficulty of seeing Ancient Rome is that not much of it
exists. The distinguished archeologist Rodolfo Lanciani documents
this, and today we compare his ways of explaining its disappearance
with those of Edward Gibbon.
Get Ready for Rome helps the thoughtful traveler prepare to visit the Eternal City by introducing the city’s main monuments and the sometimes acrimonious dialogue they imply. Add value to your visit to Rome by getting to know in advance the ideas and history that stand behind St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and other familiar but put poorly understood sites of one of the world’s greatest cities.