This large-format paperback acts as a guide and a souvenir of a trip to the city of Rome. It attempts to recapture the spirit of the ancient world, by re-appraising and re-constructing the historical events in the public and private life of a city-state like Rome, by studying its monuments and its remains. Apart from the pictures, the book provides a text that covers the forums, churches, museums, fountains, the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, Tivoli, Ostia Antica and all the masterpieces of creativity that can be seen in the city.