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The Roman street : urban life and society in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome /

"Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of activity as he repopulates Roman streets with their full range of sensations, participants, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartnett, Jeremy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Repopulating the Street. Street forms, street movements ; Life in the street ; The street's social environment
  • part 2. The Street and its Architectural Border. Sidewalks under siege: houses, owners, and urban context ; House facades and the architectural language of self-presentation ; The "in" and the "out": streetside benches and urban society
  • part 3. The Street in Microcosm. On the edge of the civic: a Herculaneum street ; A contentious commercial street in Pompeii.