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A Companion to the City of Rome

A Companion to the City of Rome

Autorzy
Wydawnictwo John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Data wydania 2018
Liczba stron 800
Forma publikacji książka w twardej oprawie
Poziom zaawansowania Dla profesjonalistów, specjalistów i badaczy naukowych
Język angielski
ISBN 9781405198196
Kategorie Historia Europy
798.00 PLN (z VAT)
$179.51 / €171.09 / £148.52 /
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Dostawa 5-6 tygodni
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A Companion to the City of Rome presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its origins until circa AD 600. * Offers a unique interdisciplinary, closely focused thematic approach and wide chronological scope making it an indispensible reference work on ancient Rome * Includes several new developments on areas of research that are available in English for the first time * Newly commissioned essays written by experts in a variety of related fields * Original and up-to-date readings pertaining to the city of Rome on a wide variety of topics including Rome s urban landscape, population, economy, civic life, and key events

A Companion to the City of Rome

Spis treści

Notes on Contributors xi



Preface xix





Abbreviations xxi





List of Illustrations xxiii





List of Tables xxvii





List of Maps xxix





PART I Introductory 1





1 Source Material:





i Archaeological Sources 3

Maria Kneafsey





ii Written Sources 9

Richard Flower





iii The Marble Plans 13

Pier Luigi Tucci





iv The Epigraphic Record 20

Boris Rankov





v Coins 24

Andrew Burnett





2 Historical Overview: From City ]state to Christian Center 29

Christopher Smith





PART II The Urban Landscape 53





3 A City of Stories 55

T.P. Wiseman





4 Defining the City: The Boundaries of Rome 71

Penelope J. Goodman





5 The Development of the City: An Archaeological Perspective



i From its Origins to the Second Century BCE 93

Amanda Claridge





ii From 100 BCE to 600 CE 115

Amanda Claridge





PART III The People 137





6 The Population 139

Elio Lo Cascio





7 Social Structure and the plebs Romana 155

David Noy





8 The Army in Imperial Rome 173

Jon Coulston





PART IV The Urban Infrastructure 197





9 Rivers, Roads, and Ports 199

Candace M. Rice





10 Feeding Rome: The Grain Supply 219

Giovanni Geraci (translated Claire Holleran)





11 Water Supply and Sewers 247

Harry B. Evans





12 Streets and Street Life 263

J. Bert Lott





13 Urban Administration in Rome 279

John R. Patterson





PART V Living in Rome 297





14 Housing:





i The Development and Role of the Roman Aristocratic Domus 299

Hannah Platts





ii Insulae 317

Janet DeLaine





15 The Imperial Thermae 325

Janet DeLaine





16 Libraries and Literary Culture in Rome 343

Matthew Nicholls





PART VI Dying in Rome 363





17 Hazards of Life in Ancient Rome: Floods, Fires, Famines, Footpads, Filth, and Fevers 365

Gregory S. Aldrete





18 Funerary Practice in the City of Rome 383

Valerie M. Hope





19 Roman Cemeteries and Tombs 403

Barbara E. Borg





PART VII The Urban Economy 425





20 The Labor Market 427

Laurens E. Tacoma





21 Production in Rome 443

Dennis Kehoe





22 The Retail Trade 459

Claire Holleran





23 The Construction Industry 473

Janet DeLaine





PART VIII Civic Life 491





24 Temples, Colleges, and Priesthoods 493

Joerg Rupke





25 Entertainment 511

David Potter





26 Law and Lawcourts 527

Leanne Bablitz





27 The Roman Church 541

John Curran





28 Political Space 559

Elizabeth H. Pearson





PART IX The Roman Triumph 581





29 The Triumphal Procession 583

Geoffrey S. Sumi





30 Urban Commemoration: The Pompa Triumphalis in Rome 599

Diane Favro





PART X Receptions of Rome 619





31 Written Rome: Ancient Literary Responses 621

Diana Spencer



32 The Renaissance: The "Discovery" of Ancient Rome 643

Brian A. Curran





33 Napoleonic Rome and "Roma Capitale" 673

Pier Luigi Tucci





34 Mussolini and Rome 683

Borden Painter



35 The City of Ancient Rome on Screen 699

Monica S. Cyrino





Index 715





Topographical Index 731





Source Index 739

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