Via Roma

Willemijn Van Dijk’s Via Roma is an evocative merging of Rome’s history with the multilayered material remains. Van Dijk weaves more than two millennia of the construction and destruction of Roman streets and buildings into a vibrant tapestry that brings to life its history and its inhabitants: palaces from which Caesars and popes ruled and misruled, temples of pagan divinities and the Christian God, buildings where artists and courtesans plied their trades, and places where a ‘heretic’ (Bruno) was burned and a revolutionary (Cola di Rienzo) was murdered. It will be an excellent preparation for any visitor to Rome.

~Ron Mellor, Distinguished Research Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles

Smoothly, pointedly, and competently written. Even those who know a lot about the city and have been to Rome many times will find great pleasure in this book.

~Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

An ideal book to accompany you on contemplative strolls through the history-steeped Italian capital.

~Architectural Design Magazine

This book on the eternal city is an essential accompaniment for travelers to Rome.

~Italië Uitgelicht

Understanding Rome, or any city, means understanding not just its space but its people. The fifty vignettes here combine the two magically.

~James Corke-Webster, Greece & Rome