In this wide-ranging analysis of Roman art, Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes the architecture & town planning, the sculpture & painting, the silverware, glass, pottery & other successful artistic achievements of the era.
Preface
The Roman contribution
Greece & Rome
Towns: the beginning
Italy
Africa
Near East
Gaul
Britain
Buildings: temples
Bath-buildings
Forum & basilica
Theatres, amphitheatres & circuses
Houses
Palaces
Arches & engineering
Aspects of sculpture & painting: portraiture
Narrative
Landscape
Other aspects of Roman art: the Romans as collectors & connoisseurs
Roman art on the Celtic fringe
Roman art in the East
Notes
Short Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Index