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The article takes inspiration from a new edition of Ferrero’s book Grandezza e decadenza di
Roma and analyzes this work which was very criticized at the beginning of the 20th century, when
the first edition was published. The article investigates how Ferrero’s book was connected with
the new Italian and international historiographical climate, both in terms of methodology and in its
interpretations of history. In his book, Ferrero traced an original picture of antiquity, in which on

The edition of the Atlas of ancient Rome updates the previous Atlante di Roma antica with corrections and addictions. This part of the Atlas is about the Region IX, Circus Flaminius, better known as Campus Martius. The text provides a comprehensive archaeological survey of this part of the city of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-color maps, drawings, photos, and 3D reconstructions.

The aqueducts are the most impressive and original building of the ancient Rome. Until the year 312 B.C. the Romans
were satisfied to use the water that drew from the Tiber, from wells and springs. Subsequently, with the increase of the city, it became more and more urgent the problem of water supply and, especially following the diffusion of the baths (Fig. 1), the wells and springs were no longer sufficient. The Romans then began to build numerous aqueducts to bring water from distant sources in their cities, supplying thermal baths, fountains and private homes.