‘Ave Roma Immortalis’ in tells us the story of Rome, presented by regions, sections, streets, villas, archeological remains and monuments one would see by walking thrugh the roads of the eternal city.
Contents:
The Making of the City
The Empire
The City of Augustus
The Middle Age
The Fourteen Regions:
Monti
Trevi
Colonna
Campo Marzo
Ponte
Parione
Regola
Sant’ Eustachio
Pigna
Campitelli
Sant’ Angelo
Ripa
Trastevere
Borgo
Leo the Thirteenth
The Vatican
Saint Peter’s
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Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. He wrote three long historical studies of Italy and was well advanced with a history of Rome in the Middle Ages when he died.