Rome souterraine. Rome the Century of Charles V

the Century of Charles V (Grand Palais

stained glass

Le Gorgias est sans doute le plus animé et le plus féroce des dialogues platoniciens

is known for its circus games

this was the ambition of this book published in 1993 and which has since become a classic of archaeological literature

Rome souterraine. Rome the Century of Charles VArchaeology is fashionable. Excavations near and far are of increasing interest to a wide audience, eager to know the past in an exact and concrete way. Rome remains an irreplaceable place for the knowledge of the early Church and its cultural context: its underground passages preserve testimonies on this subject that cannot be found elsewhere, and also works of art well before those that are admired in the East. Filling this gap by treating Roman