Rome: The Shaping of Three Capitals / Edition 1

by Paul Balchin

Overview

First published in 2017, Rome: The Shaping of Three Capitals explores the impact of political history on the built environment of the Eternal City.

The book divides Rome’s history into three main periods: the rulership of the early kings from the 8^th to the 6^th centuries BC; the period of Etruscan culture and architecture up to the end of the Roman Empire in 5^th century AD; and, the 6^th century to 1870, when Rome stood as the ecclesiastical capital of the Catholic Church and the temporal state of the Papal States. The final section of the book examines the Risorgimento, the unification of Italy, and the development of the fascist state; a time when Rome became the capital of Italy and endeavoured to establish a new empire.

Exploring political instability and change, Balchin demonstrates the strong connection between politics and the physical shaping of the city through an examination of the successive styles of architecture, from Classical to Modernist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367520632
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/29/2020
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	386
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Introduction; Part 1: Imperial Capital; 2: The Roman Republic; 3: The Rome of the Caesars; Part 2: Papal Capital; 4: Medieval Rome; 5: Renaissance Rome; 6: Baroque Rome: The Age of Extravagance; 7: Neoclassical Rome; Part 3: National Capital: The Early Years; 8: The Risorgimento and its Aftermath; 9: The Demise of Liberal Italy and the Ascendancy of Fascism; Timeline; Index