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245 14 a| The city in the Roman West, c. 250 BC-c. AD 250 /c| Ray Laurence, Simon Esmonde-Cleary, Gareth Sears.;

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300 a| xiv, 355 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 27 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-348) and index.;

520 a| "The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This up-to-date and well illustrated synthesis provides students and non-specialists with an overview of the development of the city in Italy, Gaul, Britain, Germany, Spain and North Africa, whether their interests lie in ancient history, Roman archaeology or the wider history of urbanism. It not only accounts for its geographical and temporal spread and its associated monuments (such as amphitheatres and baths), but also seeks to account for its importance to the rulers of the Empire as well as the provincials and locals"--c| Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- 1. The creation of an urban culture -- 2. Colonisation and the development of Roman urbanism -- 3. City foundation, government and urbanism -- 4. The reception of Roman urbanism in the West -- 5. Town planning, competition and the aesthetics of urbanism -- 6. Defining a new town: walls, streets and temples -- 7. Assembling the city: forum and basilica -- 8. Assembling the city: baths and urban life -- 9. Assembling the city: theatres and sacred space -- 10. Assembling the city: amphitheatres -- 11. The Roman city in ca. AD 250: an urban legacy of Empire? -- Bibliography -- Index.;

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The city in the Roman West, c. 250 BC-c. AD 250 / Ray Laurence, Simon Esmonde-Cleary, Gareth Sears.

Author/creator	Laurence, Ray, 1963-
Other author	Esmonde Cleary, A. S. (A. Simon)
Other author	Sears, Gareth, 1977-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description	xiv, 355 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental Content	Cover image
Subjects	Cities and towns--Rome. Urbanization--Rome. Sociology, Urban--Rome. City planning--Rome.

Contents	Introduction -- 1. The creation of an urban culture -- 2. Colonisation and the development of Roman urbanism -- 3. City foundation, government and urbanism -- 4. The reception of Roman urbanism in the West -- 5. Town planning, competition and the aesthetics of urbanism -- 6. Defining a new town: walls, streets and temples -- 7. Assembling the city: forum and basilica -- 8. Assembling the city: baths and urban life -- 9. Assembling the city: theatres and sacred space -- 10. Assembling the city: amphitheatres -- 11. The Roman city in ca. AD 250: an urban legacy of Empire? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract	"The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This up-to-date and well illustrated synthesis provides students and non-specialists with an overview of the development of the city in Italy, Gaul, Britain, Germany, Spain and North Africa, whether their interests lie in ancient history, Roman archaeology or the wider history of urbanism. It not only accounts for its geographical and temporal spread and its associated monuments (such as amphitheatres and baths), but also seeks to account for its importance to the rulers of the Empire as well as the provincials and locals"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-348) and index.
LCCN	2010053225
ISBN	9780521701402 (pbk.)
ISBN	0521701406 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780521877503 (hardback)
ISBN	0521877504 (hardback)
Standard identifier#	40019825393

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