A companion to the city of Rome
2021
eBook
Abstract: 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.
Main title:
A companion to the city of Rome / edited by Claire Holleran, Exeter, Devon, UK ; Amanda Claridge, Royal Holloway, Egham, UK.
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Edition:
1.[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2018.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2021.
Collation:
1 online resource (53 entries) : 53 images ; digital files.
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Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: xxvi, 758 pages : illustrations, maps
Contents:
Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of illustrations -- List of tables -- List of maps -- Introductory: Source material; Historical overview: from city-state to Christian center -- The urban landscape: A city of stories; Defining the city: the boundaries of Rome; The development of the city: an archaeological perspective -- The people: The population; Social structure and the plebs romana; The army in Imperial Rome -- The urban infrastructure: Rivers, roads, and ports; Feeding Rome: the grain supply; Water supply and sewers; Streets and street life; Urban administration in Rome -- Living in Rome: Housing; The Imperial thermae; Libraries and literary culture in Rome -- Dying in Rome: Hazards of life in ancient Rome: floods, fires, famines, footpads, filth, and fevers; Funerary practice in the city of Rome; Roman cemeteries and tombs -- The urban economy: The labor market; Production in Rome; The retail trade; The construction industry -- Civic life: Temples, colleges, and priesthoods; Entertainment; Law and lawcourts; The Roman Church; Political space -- The Roman triumph: The triumphal procession; Urban commemoration: the Pompa Triumphalis in Rome -- Receptions of Rome: Written Rome: ancient literary responses; The renaissance: the "discovery" of ancient Rome; Napoleonic Rome and "Roma Capitale"; Mussolini and Rome; The city of ancient Rome on screen.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781787857308 (electronic version)9781405198196 (hardback)1405198192 (hardback)9781118300664 (electronic bk.)1118300661 (electronic bk.)
Dewey class:
937.63
LC class:
DG77
Language:
English
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BRN:
501440
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