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The Arundel Marbles
A guide to the large collection of ancient Greek and Roman figurative sculptures collected during the C17th by the Earl of Arundel and now on display in the ground floor gallery of the Ashmolean Museum Oxford. 24 plates accompany the text. Paperback. 50 pages.
Deva: Roman Chester
A guide to the large legionary fortress largely under the present day city of Chester and featured barracks, granaries, headquarters, military baths and an unusual elliptical governor's headquarters. Illustrated. Paperback. 48 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4799
The Amphitheatre in Pula
A guide to the large, and almost entirely intact, Roman amphitheatre in Pula, Croatia. An introductory essay explains the importance of Roman Pula as a source of olives and wine, and the purpose of the amphitheatre to its occupants. Paperback. 28 pages plus 16 b&w plates.
The Commandant’s House at Margidunum
Report of an excavation of the Roman settlement on the Fosse Way in Nottinghamshire that took place in the 1920’s. Includes fourteen pages of drawings of pottery and coins recovered. Includes a fold-out plan of the site and a large fold-out drawing of the excavation section.
The Roman Town Calleva Atrebatum at Silchester Hampshire
A comprehensive guide to the individual features of the Roman town - its remaining walls, its mosaics, and the pottery and small artefacts recovered. Includes a fold-out plan of the site. Eight b&w plates. Paperback. 20 pages.
Roman Influence in the Middle Thames Valley
Illustrated. Paperback. 28 pages. Good condition. Cat No N235
The Thermae of Caracalla: History and Description
The ruins of the grandest of all public baths in the Roman empire as depicted in eight b&w postcards bound as a souvenir booklet with an accompanying twenty page illustrated essay by the lead excavator which also includes a reconstructed plan of the baths as they originally appeared.
Recent Discoveries In the Forum 1898-1904
A detailed record of excavations as observed by English historian and poet, St Clair Baddeley, who travelled extensively across Italy in the company of local archaeologists. Includes 45 b&w photographs and a large fold-out site plan. Hardback 115 pages.
Ricordo di Pompei - 32 Vedute
A long concertina of 32 photogravure scenes of Pompeii plus cased in a handsome colour embossed cover with an interior site plan. Each plate is captioned on obverse in Italian with an extended caption on reverse in Italian, French, English and German. Good condition.
Ricordo di Pompei - 32 Vedute
A long concertina of 28 photogravure scenes of Pompeii plus a four-part panoramic view, all cased in a handsome colour embossed cover with an interior site plan. Good condition. Cat No A277