Cargando…
Roman Aquileia : the impenetrable city-fortress, a sentry of the Alps /
This book shows how a military colony became a large, impressive and prosperous city. Legendary for its walls and port, it was able to play a basic role in the great strategy of ancient Rome between the Po and the Danube, spanning the centuries from its foundation (181 BC) to the fateful days of blo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oxford :
Oxbow Books,
2022.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The background
- Chapter 1 The northernmost stronghold
- Chapter 2 Caesar's seat for Illyrian affairs
- Chapter 3 The capital of the Regio X-Venetia et Histria
- Chapter 4 A portrait of a Roman city in the Early Empire
- Chapter 5 In the whirlwind of the Marcomannic Wars
- Chapter 6 Aquileia's War
- Chapter 7 The Great Constantinian Aquileia
- Chapter 8 A residence of emperors and an evangelizing Church
- Chapter 9 Aquileia in the sunset of the Empire
- Chapter 10 Aquileia's fall
- Appendix The Roman expansion in northern Italy
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Further reading.