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A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World
Miko Flohr (Edited by), M Flohr (Author), Arjan Zuiderhoek (Edited by)
9781119399834, Wiley
Hardback, published 16 September 2024
624 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
A COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient urban landscape, as well as less-frequently explored themes such as ecology, war, and representations of cities in literature, art, and political philosophy. Detailed chapters present critical discussions of research on Greco-Roman urban societies, city economies, key political events, significant cultural developments, and more. Throughout the Companion, the authors provide insights into major developments, debates, and approaches in the field. An unrivalled reference work on the subject, the volume focusses on both the archaeological (spatial, architectural) as well as the historical (institutions, social structures) aspects of ancient cities, and makes Greco-Roman urbanism accessible to scholars and students of urbanism in other historical periods, up to the present day. Part of the authoritative Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and lecturers in Classics, Ancient History, and Classical/Mediterranean Archaeology, as well as historians and archaeologists looking to update their knowledge of Greek or Roman urbanism.
List of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xv Preface xxii Abbreviations xxiv 1 Studying ancient (Greek and Roman) urbanism: research context, commonalities, and specificities 1 Part I Urbanism and urbanization 15 2 Early Greek urbanism 17 3 Early Roman urbanism in its Italian context 38 4 City foundations and urbanism in the Hellenistic world 56 5 Urban patterns in the Early Roman Empire, 27 BCE–250 CE 73 Part II The urban landscape 91 6 Urban planning and development 93 7 Agoras and forums 111 8 Spectacle buildings and baths 126 9 Urban housing in the ancient Mediterranean 150 10 Traffic, movement, and the urban streetscape 169 11 Greco-Roman urban water infrastructure 185 12 Urban margins in Greco-Roman cities 202 Part III The city as a political community 219 13 Politics and political institutions in Archaic and Classical Greek cities 221 14 Political institutions in Hellenistic and Roman-era Greek cities 236 15 Politics and political institutions in Roman cities in Italy and the West 251 16 Kings, governors, and emperors: Greek cities’ interactions with powerful outsiders during theHellenistic and Roman periods 267 Part IV Economy and society 285 17 Cities and socioecological systems in the ancient world 287 18 City and country in the Greek world 306 19 City and country in the Roman world 321 20 Greek urban social structures 344 21 Urban social structures in the Roman world 361 Part V Civic ritual and civic identity 375 22 Civic cults in Classical Athens 377 23 Urban religion in Roman cities 395 Part VI Cities and war 407 24 Fighting poleis: Greek cities at war 409 25 War and the city in the Roman world 424 Part VII Imagined cities 441 26 The (utopian) city in Greek political thought 443 27 Cicero’s ideal city 458 28 Representations of the city in Greek and Roman literature 469 29 The visual imagination and representation of the ancient city 481 Part VIII Late Antiquity and beyond 503 30 Late Roman cities in the West 505 31 Greco-Roman cities in the Late Antique East 525 32 The afterlife of the ancient city 546 Index 560
Arjan Zuiderhoek
John Bintliff
Marleen K. Termeer
Gary Reger
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Subject Areas: History [HB]
