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A Companion to the City of Rome.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Somerset :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2018.
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| Colección: | Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Maps; Part I Introductory; Chapter One; i Archaeological Sources; Guide to Further Reading; Digital Resources; References; ii Written Sources; Guide to Further Reading; References; iii The Marble Plans; Guide to Further Reading; References; iv The Epigraphic Record; Guide to Further Reading; References; v Coins; Guide to Further Reading; References; Chapter Two Historical Overview: From City-state to Christian Center; Beginnings; The Consequences of Growth; Towards Monarchy.
- Imperial RomeDecline and Fall?; Guide to Further Reading; References; Part II The Urban Landscape; Chapter Three A City of Stories; The Trader: Eumakhos of Milētos, c. 525 bce; The Lawgiver: Hermodoros of Ephesos, c. 450 bce; The Ambassador: Kineas of Thessalia, 280 bce; The Rhetorician: Diophanes of Mitylēnē, 133 bce; The Astrologer: Thrasyllos of Alexandreia, 2 ce; Suggestions for Further Reading; References; Chapter Four Defining the City: The Boundaries of Rome; Introduction; Defending and Defining: The City Walls; Religion and politics: The pomerium.
- A Practical Perspective: Law, Taxation and AdministrationMan and nature: The Tiber; The Power of the Past: Boundary Traditions; Conclusion; Guide to Further Reading; References; Chapter Five The Development of the City: An Archaeological Perspective; i) From its Origins to the Second Century bce; ii) From 100 bce to 600 ce; References; Part III The People; Chapter Six The Population; Counting the inhabitants of Rome: The methodological problem; The Dynamics of the Population: Immigration and Natural Reproduction; Causes of decline; Guide to Further Reading; References.
- Chapter Seven Social Structure and the plebs RomanaIntroduction; Legal Status; Immigrants and Natives; Wealth and Poverty; Social Relations; Public Opinion; Guide to Further Reading; References; Chapter Eight The Army in Imperial Rome; Introduction; The Praetorian Guard; Horseguards; Soldiers and the metropolis; Other soldiers in and Around Rome; The Metropolitan Military Community; Guide to Further Reading; Endnotes; References; Part IV The Urban Infrastructure; Chapter Nine Rivers, Roads, and Ports; Rome's Natural Setting; Republican Rome; Imperial Rome; Guide to Further Reading; References.
- Chapter Ten Feeding Rome: The Grain SupplyPopulation Growth and "Grain Psychosis"; Rome and Overseas Grain; The Granaries at Rome; What does "Rome" mean?; Fiscal Grain or not? The Role of the Private Market; Ships and "Grain of the Sea"; The "Best Grain"; Guide to Further Reading; Endnotes; References; Chapter Eleven Water Supply and Sewers; How Aqueducts Worked; Frontinus on Rome's Water System; Water disposal: Sewers in Ancient Rome; Guide to Further Reading; References; Chapter Twelve Streets and Street Life; Different Streets; Streets and Infrastructure; Planning and the Street System.