Promotional Information

This attractively illustrated book surveys Roman domestic architecture from the time of the Etruscans to the late Roman Empire.

About the Author

Alexander G. McKay is professor emeritus of classics at McMaster University.

Reviews

A well-documented, scholarly book on a subject of great interest-a resume of the domestic architecture of all periods and levels of the Roman world. Times Literary Supplement Striking a judicious balance between the archaeological and the literary evidence, McKay has compressed a surprising amount of material into a limited space... [This] volume is eminently useful both to the scholar and to the beginning student. Vergilius