BEAUTIFUL ITALY, BELOVED SHORES: AN ILLUSTRATED CULTURAL HISTORY OF ITALY. Vol. 1: From Prehistoric Times to he Fall of the Roman Empire. With accompanying CD.

This work offers a thorough introduction to the material remains of the periods in question and is illustrated by over 175 black-and-white photos in the text and over 1,350 color (and B&W) photos on the accompanying CD.

Currently out of print.

Contents include:
The Geography of Italy
Prehistoric Italy
The Etruscans
The Greeks and Phoenicians in Italy
Ancient Rome: The Latin and Etruscan Kings
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire: The Julio-Claudians
Pompeii, Herculaneum, the Phlegyraean Fields, and Ostia Antica
Roman Painting
Life in Roman Times
The Roman Empire: From the Flavians through the Antonines
The Roman Empire: From the Severans through the Fall of the Empire