Ancient Rome : the archaeology of the eternal city
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Ancient Rome : the archaeology of the eternal city
（Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, 54）
Oxford University School of Archaeology, c2000
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Includes bibliographies at the end of each chapter, "Research bibliography for the city of Rome", p. 360-400, and index
At head of title: Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Trinity College, Dublin
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ISBN 9780947816544
Description
A major new book on the archaeology of Rome. The chapters, by an impressive list of contributors, are written to be as up-to-date and useful as possible, detailing lots of new research. There are new maps for the topography and monuments of Rome, a huge research bibliography, and the volume is richly illustrated. Useful reading for all Roman scholars and students.
Table of Contents
- Preface: a bird's eye view (Peter Wiseman)
- Introduction (Jon Couiston and Hazel Dodge)
- Early and Archaic Rome (Christopher Smith)
- The city of Rome in the middle Republic (Tim Cornell)
- The moral museum: Augustus and the Image of Rome (Susan Walker)
- Armed and belted men: soldlery in Imperial Rome (Jon Couiston)
- The construction industry in Imperial Rome (Janet Delaine)
- The feeding of Imperial Rome: the mechanics of the food supply system (David Mattingly)
- 'Greater than the pyramids': the water supply of Ancient Rome (Hazel Dodge)
- Entertaining Rome (Kathleen Coleman)
- Living and dying in the city of Rome: houses and tombs (John Patterson)
- Religions of Rome (Simon Price)
- Rome in the Late Empire (Neil Christie)
- Archaeology and innovation (Hugh Petter)
- Appendix: Sources for the study of ancient Rome (Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge).
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: pbk ISBN 9780947816551
Description
A major new book on the archaeology of Rome. The chapters, by an impressive list of contributors, are written to be as up-to-date and useful as possible, detailing lots of new research. There are new maps for the topography and monuments of Rome, a huge research bibliography containing 1,700 titles and the volume is richly illustrated. Essential for all Roman scholars and students.
Contents: Preface: a bird's eye view ( Peter Wiseman ); Introduction ( Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge ); Early and Archaic Rome ( Christopher Smith ); The city of Rome in the Middle Republic ( Tim Cornell ); The moral museum: Augustus and the image of Rome ( Susan Walker ); Armed and belted men: the soldiery in Imperial Rome ( Jon Coulston ); The construction industry in Imperial Rome ( Janet Delaine and G Aldrete ); The feeding of Imperial Rome: the mechanics of the food supply system ( David Mattingly ); `Greater than the pyramids': the water supply of ancient Rome ( Hazel Dodge ); Entertaining Rome ( Kathleen Coleman ); Living and dying in the city of Rome: houses and tombs ( John Patterson ); Religions of Rome ( Simon Price ); Rome in the Late Empire ( Neil Christie ); Archaeology and innovation ( Hugh Petter ); Appendix: Sources for the study of ancient Rome ( Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge ).
Table of Contents
- Preface: a bird's eye view (Peter Wiseman)
- Introduction (Jon Couiston and Hazel Dodge)
- Early and Archaic Rome (Christopher Smith)
- The city of Rome in the middle Republic (Tim Cornell)
- The moral museum: Augustus and the Image of Rome (Susan Walker)
- Armed and belted men: soldlery in Imperial Rome (Jon Couiston)
- The construction industry in Imperial Rome (Janet Delaine)
- The feeding of Imperial Rome: the mechanics of the food supply system (David Mattingly)
- 'Greater than the pyramids': the water supply of Ancient Rome (Hazel Dodge)
- Entertaining Rome (Kathleen Coleman)
- Living and dying in the city of Rome: houses and tombs (John Patterson)
- Religions of Rome (Simon Price)
- Rome in the Late Empire (Neil Christie)
- Archaeology and innovation (Hugh Petter)
- Appendix: Sources for the study of ancient Rome (Jon Coulston and Hazel Dodge).
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