Landscapes and Cities : Rural Settlement and Civic Transformation in Early Imperial Italy.
The first two centuries AD are conventionally thought of as the 'golden age' of the Roman Empire, yet Italy in this period has often been seen as being in a state of decline and even crisis. This book investigates the relationships between city and countryside in Italy in the early Empire,...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford Scholarship Online
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The first two centuries AD are conventionally thought of as the 'golden age' of the Roman Empire, yet Italy in this period has often been seen as being in a state of decline and even crisis. This book investigates the relationships between city and countryside in Italy in the early Empire, using evidence from literary texts and inscriptions, and the wealth of data derived from archaeological field surveys over recent years. Looking at individual towns and regions as well as at the broader picture, and stressing the diversity of situations across Italy, John R. Patterson examines how changing patterns of building and benefaction in the cities were related to developments in the country, and underlines the resourcefulness of the cities, both large and small, in seeking to maintain and develop their civic traditions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281147052 9781281147059 9780191712166 0191712167 9780198140887 0198140886 |