Overview

The study of Roman towns and cities has long been dominated by the ""consumer city"" model set out by Moses Finley in the 1970s, which characterizes ancient cities as sites of consumption, not production. Archaeologists and ancient historians are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the limitations of this model, and with its narrowly economic perspective. This work raises questions about how Roman cities are perceived by experts in the 1990s. The contributors use a variety of new approaches and methodologies. They consider the various social implications of Roman urbanism and the organization of urban space. By diverting attention away from ""the consumer city"", this collection re-contextualizes the Roman town where it belongs: in the realms of social and political relationships.

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Author:   Helen Parkins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780415117715

ISBN 10:   0415117712
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   19 June 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Contributors Introduction by Helen Parkins Abbreviations 1. Writing the Roman Metropolis Ray Laurence 2. The Idea of a City: Elite Ideology and the Evolution of Urban Form in Italy, 200 BC - AD 100 Kathryn Lomas 3. Cities in Context: Urban Systems in Roman Italy Neville Morley 4. Mobility and Social Change in Italian Towns During the Principate Henrik Mouritsen 5. The 'Consumer City' Domesticated? The Roman City in Elite Economic Strategies Helen Parkins 6. Roman Households: An Archaeological Perspective Penelope M. Allison 7. Ritual and Power in the Romano-Egyptian City Richard Alston 8. Ideology and Reception: Reading Symbols of Roman Cyrene Eireann Marshall 9. Beyond Belief? Drawing a Line Beneath the Consumer City David J. Mattingly Indexes compiled by Graham Shipley

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'Routledge are to be congratulated for adding to their already impressive list of authoritative surveys of Roman material culture.' - JACT Review

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