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Author |
: John E. Stambaugh |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 1988-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801836921 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801836923 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ancient Roman City by : John E. Stambaugh
A synthesis of recent work in archaeology and social history, drawing on physical, literary, and documentary sources.
Author |
: Gregory S. Aldrete |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 297 |
Release |
: 2004-12-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780313017971 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0313017972 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Daily Life in the Roman City by : Gregory S. Aldrete
Despite the fact that the majority of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire lived an agricultural existence and thus resided outside of urban centers, there is no denying the fact that the core of Roman civilization—its essential culture and politics—was based in cities. Even at the furthest boundaries of the Empire, Roman cities shared a remarkable and consistent similarity in terms of architecture, art, infrastructure, and organization which was modeled after the greatest city of all, Rome itself. In Gregory Aldrete's exhaustive account, readers will have the opportunity to peer into the inner workings of daily life in ancient Rome, to witness the full range of glory, cruelty, sophistication, and deprivation that characterized Roman cities, and will perhaps even gain new insight into the nature and history of urban existence in America today. Included are accounts of Rome's history, infrastructure, government, and inhabitants, as well as chapters on life and death, the dangers and pleasures of urban living, entertainment, religion, the emperors, and the economy. Additional sections explore two other important Roman cities: Ostia, an industrial port town, and Pompeii, the doomed playground of the rich. This volume is ideal for high school and college students, as well as for anyone interested in examining the realities of life in ancient Rome. A chronology of the time period, maps, illustrations, a bibliography, and an index are also included.
Author |
: Pierre Grimal |
Publisher |
: Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 1983 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0299089347 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780299089344 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Roman Cities by : Pierre Grimal
Roman Cities combines G. Michael Woloch's translation of Les villes romaines, Pierre Grimal's noted French work on Roman city planning, archeology, and urban history, with Woloch's additional notes and descriptions of the cities mentioned by Grimal, as well as other important Roman cities. The book provides a brief history and description of more than a hundred Roman cities, an extensive master bibliography, and a comprehensive glossary. Roman Cities will interest both scholars and students of Roman history and archeology, city planning, urban geography, and the social sciences. The glossary and bibliography make the book of value to specialists pursuing a particular topic and to students, history buffs, and amateur archaeologists seeking to broaden their understanding of the Roman city planning methods that are such an integral part of our modern urban heritage. Roman Cities provides the first comprehensive study in English of major Roman cities, including an excellent coverage of the Roman legacy which was transmitted to medieval and modern trends in architecture and urban planning..
Author |
: Michael Kulikowski |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 517 |
Release |
: 2011-01-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780801899492 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0801899494 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Late Roman Spain and Its Cities by : Michael Kulikowski
This groundbreaking history of Spain in late antiquity sheds new light on the fall of the western Roman empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. Historian Michael Kulikowski draws on the most recent archeological and literary evidence in this fresh an enlightening account of the Iberian Peninsula from A.D. 300 to 600. In so doing, he provides a definitive narrative that integrates late antique Spain into the broader history of the Roman empire. Kulikowski begins with a concise introduction to the early history of Roman Spain, and then turns to the Diocletianic reforms of 293 and their long-term implications for Roman administration and the political ambitions of post-Roman contenders. He goes on to examine the settlement of barbarian peoples in Spain, the end of Roman rule, and the imposition of Gothic power in the fifth and sixth centuries. In parallel to this narrative account, Kulikowski offers a wide-ranging thematic history, focusing on political power, Christianity, and urbanism. Kulikowski’s portrait of late Roman Spain offers some surprising conclusions, finding that the physical and social world of the Roman city continued well into the sixth century despite the decline of Roman power. Winner of an Honorable Mention in the Association of American Publishers’ Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards in Classics and Archeology
Author |
: Mary (Tolly) Boatwright |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0691094934 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780691094939 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire by : Mary (Tolly) Boatwright
In this comprehensive investigation into the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule, the author focuses on the emperor's direct interactions with Rome's cities, exploring the many benefactions for which he was celebrated on coins and in literary works and inscriptions.
Author |
: Ray Laurence |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2011-07-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139500784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139500783 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The City in the Roman West, c.250 BC–c.AD 250 by : Ray Laurence
The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This well-illustrated synthesis provides students and specialists with an overview of the development of the city in Italy, Gaul, Britain, Germany, Spain and North Africa, whether their interests lie in ancient history, Roman archaeology or the wider history of urbanism. It accounts not only for the city's geographical and temporal spread and its associated monuments (such as amphitheatres and baths), but also for its importance to the rulers of the Empire as well as the provincials and locals.
Author |
: Penelope J. Goodman |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 329 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134303359 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134303351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Roman City and Its Periphery by : Penelope J. Goodman
The only monograph available on the subject, this book presents archaeological and literary evidence to provide students with a full and detailed treatment of the little-investigated aspect of Roman urbanism - the phenomenon of suburban development.
Author |
: Hendrik W. Dey |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2014-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107069183 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107069181 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Afterlife of the Roman City by : Hendrik W. Dey
This book offers a new perspective on the evolution of cities across the Roman Empire in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
Author |
: Barbara Burrell |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 490 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9004125787 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004125780 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Neokoroi by : Barbara Burrell
This book collects and analyzes the evidence for eastern, Hellenized cities of the first through third centuries C.E. that became the sites of their provinces' temples to the cult of Roman emperors, and thus received the title 'neokoroi' (temple-wardens).
Author |
: Alan Kaiser |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 263 |
Release |
: 2011-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136760075 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136760075 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Roman Urban Street Networks by : Alan Kaiser
This book explores how Roman perceptions of streets influenced their decisions about where to place urban buildings. Using textual evidence as well as the physical evidence from Pompeii, Ostia, Silchester, and Empúries, Alan Kaiser argues that ideals about the arrangement of space united the phenomenon of Roman urbanism.