Everyday life in imperial Rome

What did Rome look like on the day the Colosseum was inaugurated in the distant year 80 AD? How did the Roman citizens live? This edition takes the reader on an imaginary journey through time to the Rome of the Flavians. The everyday life, customs and habits of the ancient city are depicted through reconstructive illustrations of places and scenes from the 1st century AD, created using patented map technology solutions. Civil and religious life, the school, gastronomy, the powerful army, the theatre, sporting events, chariot races and games, streets, aqueducts and thermal baths are brought back to life with photographs and reconstructive illustrations. The book offers access to numerous multimedia contents. It contains QR codes to watch 11 video clips created in computer animation on smartphones and tablets or to watch the documentary film Ancient Rome with virtual reconstructions in streaming. In addition, by pointing the camera at the pages of the book, you can interactively observe the Colosseum with gladiators and walk through the Roman Forum in augmented reality.

Incl. 8 postcards and QR code for the video ‘A virtual tour from the Colosseum to St Peter's’ for TV, computer, tablet and smartphone.