Roman Pompeii : Space and Society,9780415141031

Roman Pompeii : Space and Society

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415141031
ISBN10: 0415141036
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 1996-12-05
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

In this innovative book, now available in paperback, Dr. Ray Laurence looks at the archaeological and literary evidence relating to the city of Pompeii from the viewpoint of architect, geographer and social scientist. Pompeii is used as a focus for many major debates in classical history and archaeology, such as whether or not cities were planned and how the ancient economy worked. This study enhances our general understanding of the Roman world. Pompeii is shown to have undergone considerable urban development, and Dr. Laurence emphasizes the relationship between the fabric of the city and the society that produced it. Local activities are located in both time and space and Pompeii's cultural identity is defined.

Author Biography

Ray Laurence is a Special Research Fellow in the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham

Table of Contents

List of figures, maps and plates
vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1(11)
Ancient and Modern Town Planning
12(8)
Public Building and Urban Identity
20(18)
Local Identity: Neighbours and Neighbourhoods
38(13)
Production and Consumption
51(19)
Deviant Behaviour
70(18)
Street Activity and Public Interaction
88(16)
The Production of Space
104(18)
The Temporal Logic of Space
122(11)
Urbanism in Roman Italy
133(9)
Notes 142(3)
Bibliography 145(9)
Index 154

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