The history of the city of Rome is broken down into twenty-two pivotal episodes in which events there set the course of Western civilisation, with close analysis of Caesar's assassination, Bernini's creation of St Peter's Basilica, the degeneration of Mussolini and the era of }La Dolce Vita{. In a similar vein to Simon Sebag Montefiore's }Jerusalem: A Biography{ A portrait of the city at the heart of Western civilization, brought to life in twenty-two scenes from its 2,500-year history.
