De Tempj di Giano della Porta Januale confusa dal Nardini col tempio di questo nume e del Tempio di Giano nel Foro Transitorio etc.

by Stephano Piale

$450 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First edition

Rare first edition of this study which attempts to identify and distinguish various Roman temples to the two-faced god, by the archaeologist and painter Piale (1753-1835). Relying largely on literary sources (Martial, Ovid, Macrobius and Procopius), the work is of interest for both the state of archaeology at the beginning..... More

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