A companion to the city of Rome. (2017)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- A companion to the city of Rome. (2017)
- Main Title:
- A companion to the city of Rome
- Further Information:
- Note: Amanda Claridge, Claire Holleran.
- Authors:
- Claridge, Amanda
Holleran, Claire, 1979- - Contents:
- Notes on Contributors xi Preface xix Abbreviations xxi List of Maps xxiii 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 ce 600 115; 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, Harbors, and Wharves 199; Candace 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:Notes on Contributors xi Preface xix Abbreviations xxi List of Maps xxiii 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 ce 600 115; 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, Harbors, and Wharves 199; Candace 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; Jörg Rüpke 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 … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 937.6
Rome -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781118300701
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