Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. CHAPTER 1. A Tourist’s Introduction to the Geology of Rome 1
6. TIMELINES 18
7. CHAPTER 2. Center of the Western World—The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill 27
8. CHAPTER 3. Palaces and Gardens—The Palatine (Palatino) Hill 37
9. CHAPTER 4.The Aventine (Aventino) Hill 51
10. CHAPTER 5. The Tiber Floodplain, Commerce, and Tragedy 59
11. CHAPTER 6. The Tiber’s Tributaries in Rome—Clogged with Humankind’s Debris 85
12. CHAPTER 7. The Western Heights—Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario 110
13. CHAPTER 8. The Celian (Celio) Hill 123
14. CHAPTER 9. Largest of the Seven Hills—The Esquiline (Esquilino) 153
15. CHAPTER 10. Upper Class - The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills 162
16. CHAPTER 11. Field Trips in and around Rome 174
17. Acknowledgments 229
18. Further Reading 231
19. Index 237