Urban society in Roman Italy /

Urban society in Roman Italy / edited by T.J. Cornell and Kathryn Lomas. - 1 online resource (x, 225 pages)

1. Do theories of the ancient city matter? / C.R. Whittaker -- 2. The limits of the ancient city and the evolution of the medieval city in the thought of Max Weber / L. Capogrossi Colognesi -- 3. Public honour and private shame : the urban texture of Pompeii / Andrew Wallace-Hadrill -- 4. The organization of space in Pompeii / Ray Laurence -- 5. The insula of the paintings at Ostia 1.4.2-4 : paradigm for a city in flux / Janet DeLaine -- 6. Urban elites and cultural definition : romanization in southern Italy / Kathryn Lomas -- 7. Warfare and urbanization in Roman Italy / T.J. Cornell -- 8. Religion and rusticity / J.A. North -- 9. The Roman villa and the landscape of production / Nicholas Purcell -- 10. The idea of the city and the excavations at Pompeii / Martin Goalen -- 11. 'Slouching towards Rome' : Mussolini's imperial vision / Luisa Quartermaine.

9780203985007 9781135361945 9781135361983 9781135361990

10.4324/9780203985007 doi


Cities and towns--Rome.


Rome--Civilization--Influence.
Rome--Social conditions.
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Social conditions.

DG272 / .U73 1995

937 / U722