Papers, some of which were given at a session at the 3rd Roman Archaeology Conference held in Durham, England in April 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Images of Rome / Richard Hingley -- The image of Rome in Spain: scholars, artists and architects in Italy during the 16th to 18th c. / Gloria Mora -- Rome in America / Stephen L. Dyson -- Ancestor cults: the perception of ancient Rome in modern Italian culture / Nicola Terrenato -- The Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nation and Hermann the German / Manuela Struck -- Vercingetorix, Asterix and the Gauls: Gallic symbols in French politics and culture / Anthony King -- Foreign oppressor versus civiliser: the Batavian myth as the source for contrasting associations of Rome in Dutch historiography and archaeology / Wilfried Hessing -- An imperial legacy: the contribution of classical Rome to the character of the English / Janus on the bridge: a Balkan attitude towards ancient Rome / Staša Babić