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The Ancient Roman City

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Description for The Ancient Roman City Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 58, 37 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.

To walk through Rome today is to find the past made present at nearly every corner. For John Stambaugh, this continuity of fabric, form, and function affords an extraordinary view of the ancient city, the experience of its inhabitants, and the Roman way of life. Exploring ancient Rome as both a physical and social environment, he has written the first extended survey of its development in English—and a vivid "guidebook into the living past of one of the most emphatically urban cities the world has ever known."

The Ancient Roman City synthesizes recent work in archaeology and social history and draws ... Read more

In The Ancient Roman City, the author combines a chronological account of Roman topography and growth, extending from the eighth century B.C. to the third century A.D., with examinations of such specific topics as city government, public servuces, religion, commerce, demography, housing, social life, and public spectacle. Surveys of Cosa, Pompeii, Ostiam, Arelate, and Thamugadi chart the expansion of Roman urbanism through the empire. The text is enhanced by numerous illustrations—site and building plans, drawings, and photographs.

For the newcomer to ancient Rome, there is no better orientation. For the person already familiar with the Eternal City's cultural riches or with its modern manifestation, The Ancient Roman City provides a deeper appreciation of Rome's phsical monuments and social foundations.

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Product Details

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Series
Ancient Society and History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801836923
SKU
V9780801836923
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About John E. Stambaugh
John E. Stambaugh is professor of classics at Williams College. He is the coauthor of The New Testament in Its Social Environment.

Reviews for The Ancient Roman City
" The Ancient Roman City is so full of novel facts, useful synthesis and insightful summations, that the non-specialist is frequently drawn to dwell on the footnotes, track down the intriguing references and generally to reflect on what has been read... Likely to become a standard reference work for undergraduate and high school libraries, a popular supplementary textbook, and a ... Read more

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