''A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome'' is a reference work written by
Samuel Ball Platner
Samuel Ball Platner (December 4, 1863 – August 20, 1921) was an American classicist and archaeologist.
Platner was born at Unionville, Connecticut, and educated at Yale College. He taught at Western Reserve University and is best known as th ...
(1863–1921).
The first edition was published in 1904; the second edition ('revised and enlarged') was published in 1911 (both: Allyn and Bacon, Boston).
The book was completed by
Thomas Ashby after Platner's death and published in 1929 by Oxford University Press.
Referred to as 'Platner and Ashby', the volume describes the ancient monuments and buildings in the city of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, although by and large only if they belong to the
classical period.
It covers both remains that are still extant and buildings of which not a trace remained, and collates source documents for each. This volume was, for fifty or sixty years, the standard reference in the field of
Roman topography, having superseded
Rodolfo Lanciani's ''Forma Urbis Romae'' (1893‑1901).
Platner and Ashby has since itself been superseded by a reworking, L. Richardson, Jr.'s ''A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome'',
but mostly by the new standard, a completely new work,
Margareta Steinby's ''
Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae
The ''Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae'' (1993–2000) is a six-volume, multilingual reference work considered to be the major, modern work covering the topography of ancient Rome. The editor is Eva Margareta Steinby
Eva Margareta Steinby FSA ( ...
'' (six volumes, 1993–2000).
See also
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Topography of ancient Rome
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List of ancient monuments in Rome
This is a list of ancient monuments from Republican and Imperial periods in the city of Rome, Italy.
Amphitheaters
* Amphitheater of Caligula
* Amphitheatrum Castrense
* Amphitheater of Nero
* Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus
* Colosseum
Ba ...
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History of Rome
The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilisation of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential on the modern world, especially in the history of the Catholic Church, and Roman law has influenced ...
References
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A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome EOS a
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Topography of the ancient city of Rome
1929 non-fiction books
Ancient Roman studies
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