Ronald T. Ridley first taught at the University of Sydney, then at the University of Melbourne, retiring in 2005 from a personal chair. His research interests concentrate on Egyptian and Roman history, historiography and archaeology. He is the author of some fifteen books, including a history of Rome, a translation of Zosimus, biographies of Bernardino Drovetti and Carlo Fea, and The Eagle and the Spade (the archaelogy of Rome 1808-1814). He is a Fellow of the Antiquaries’ Society, the Royal Historical Society, the Pontifical Academy of Roman Archaeology, and the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2019, he was awarded the Premio Daria Borghese for his Prince of Antiquarians: Francesco de Ficoroni.
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The Nineteenth Century: The First Half 11 Travellers 11 Introduction 18 Basilicas, churches and catacombs 36 Palaces 68 Villas 85 Antiquities 92 Contemporary rome 121 Witnessed events 159 Portraits 190 Source notes 220 The Nineteenth Century: The Second Half 223 Introduction 223 Basilicas, churches and catacombs 234 Palaces 251 Villas 268 Antiquities 278 Contemporary Rome 301 Witnessed events 331 Portraits 343 Postscript 361 List of popes 367 Source notes 365 List of popes 367 List of illustrations 368 Sources 375
