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Saturday, January 26

Monte Testaccio and the Roman Forum

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Today we will take a walking tour of Monte Testaccio, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and Trajan's Markets.

Discussion Articles

Feldman, L., "Financing the Colosseum," Biblical Archaeological Review Jul/Aug 2001

Paterson, J., "'Salvation from the Sea': Amphorae and Trade in the Roman West," Journal of Roman Studies 1982

Scobie, "Slums, Sanitation, and Mortality in the Roman World," KLIO 68 (1986) 399-422.

Thornton, M. K. and R. L. Thornton, “Manpower Needs for the Public Works Programs of the Julio-Claudian Emperors,” Journal of Economic History (June 1983)

Links

Read more about the archeological dig at Monte Testaccio.

History of Monte Testaccio.


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