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Urban Society in Roman Italy

A set of essay contributions, including theoretical studies of urban development and research on specific sites and regions in Italy. This volume is designed for readers in archaeology, ancient history and urban studies.

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  • "The origins and development of the city in ancient Italy are subjects of immense importance, but ones that are poorly represented among English-language publications. Fresh archaeological evidence is transforming our understanding of urban development, and the recent debates concerning theoretical approaches to the ancient city have raised many new issues. This collection of essays from international scholars conducting original research in the field of ancient urbanism builds on the latest subject developments and marks a challenging and important contribution to our understanding of urban culture and society in ancient Italy. Informed by an awareness of social and anthropological issues, the essays explore the use of urban space; the mechanics of urban development; the social, economic and cultural behaviour of the urban elite; the interaction between city and countryside; and the influence of the Roman city on later European culture. Not only are specific questions of urban origins addressed, but theories of the ancient city in general are discussed, in particular the work of Max Weber. This cohesive and stimulating collection will be widely welcomed not only by ancient historians and classical archaeologists but also by scholars working in the broader fields of urban studies and the general theory of towns and complex societies."
  • "A set of essay contributions, including theoretical studies of urban development and research on specific sites and regions in Italy. This volume is designed for readers in archaeology, ancient history and urban studies."@en
  • "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."@en

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  • "Aufsatzsammlung"@en
  • "History"
  • "Ressources Internet"
  • "Electronic resource"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Kongreß"@en
  • "Kongreß"
  • "London (1991)"@en

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  • "Urban Society in Roman Italy"
  • "Urban Society in Roman Italy"@en
  • "Urban society in Roman Italy : Papers presented at a conference on Urban Society in Roman Italy, held at the Institute of Classical Studies of the University of London, July 1991"
  • "Urban society in Roman Italy : [a conference, held at the Inst. of Classical Studies of the University of London, in July 1991]"
  • "Urban society in Roman Italy"
  • "Urban society in Roman Italy"@en
  • "Urban society in Roman Italy : Conference : Papers"@en

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