TCC Rome Trip Resources



TCC Rome Trip Resources

Disclaimer: This is a very subjective list of resources. Since my interest is early Christianity, this list will be more heavily weighted on the Roman Empire and early Christian centuries rather than Medieval, Baroque or modern Rome. But even within those areas where I have some knowledge, this list should not be viewed as comprehensive. Feel free to send me any appropriate references you would like to share with others. After this, I will include a date next to additions.

Specifics of Places We Will Visit

Casa d’ Santa Brigida

Vatican Museum

Roman Forum

General Resources on Rome

BOOKS

Eyewitness Guide to Rome Probably the best for maps and brief descriptions

Rome The Biography of a City Christopher Hibbert

WEBSITES

List of Popes

Map of Modern Rome

Ancient Hills of Rome

Roman Republic and Empire

BOOKS

Oxford Archeological Guide to Rome This is the best resource on Republican and Imperial Rome if you want all the details on all the ruins in Rome.

The Roman Republic Michael Crawford

The Roman Empire Colin Wells

The World of Rome ed. Peter Jones

WEBSITES

PBS series on Roman Empire

Detailed analysis of urban development of ancient Rome

Detiled analysis of ancient Rome’s water systems

All about Roman technology

Early Christian Rome (c. 50 to 700 AD)

BOOKS

Gospel of St. Luke and Acts of the Apostles The first account of how Christianity spread from the Temple in Jerusalem, and ending with St. Paul preaching in Rome.

The Early Church Henry Chadwick A general background to early Christianity; includes much more than just development of Christianity Rome, 100-450.

The Rise of Western Christendom Peter Brown. A general background of Christianity in the West, 100-900.

The First Urban Christians Wayne Meeks

The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome Matilda Webb

Judaism and Christianity in First-Century Rome ed. Karl Donfried This is a very detailed, specialized study. I suggest that you read some of the background books on the Roman Empire before reading this.

WEBSITES

Map and discussion of ancient Christian Churches (Titular Churches)

Roman catacombs

National Geographic article on Jewish and Christian catacombs

Medieval Rome (c. 700 to 1400)

BOOKS

WEBSITES

The story of a medieval pilgrim to Rome.

Renaissance and Baroque Rome (1400 – 1700)

BOOKS

Lives of the Artists Giorgio Vasari

The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Boromini and the Rivalry that Transformed Rome Jake Morrissey

WEBSITES

Metropolitan Museum of Art website on rediscovery of ancient themes in Italian Renaissance art

Michelangelo

Raphael

St. Peter’s Dome

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