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This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social and anthropological issues of recent research, these contributions explore not only questions of urban origins, interaction with the countryside and economic function, but also the social use of space within the city and the nature of the development process.; These studies are aimed not only at ancient historians and classical archaeologists, but are directed towards those working in the related fields of urban studies in the Mediterranean world and elsewhere and upon the general theory of towns and complex societies.

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Author:   Tim J. Cornell ,  Kathryn Lomas
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781857286441

ISBN 10:   1857286448
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Do theories of the ancient city matter?, C.R. Whittaker; Max Weber and the ancient city, L. Capogrossi; warfare and urbanization in ancient Italy, Tim Cornell; the urban texture of Pompeii, A.F. Wallace-Hadrill; the organization of space in Pompeii, R.M. Laurence; the idea of the city and the excavations at Pompeii, M. Goalen; slouching towards Rome - Mussolini's imperial vision, L. Quartermaine; urban elites and acculturation in southern Italy, Kathryn Lomas; rusticity and religion - city and countryside in Roman Italy, John North; three Ostian houses - urban development and the building trade, J. DeLaine; villa economies and the city, N. Purcell.

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