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OverviewThe trajectory of Rome from a small village in Latium vetus, to an emerging power in Italy during the first millennium BC, and finally, the heart of an Empire that sprawled throughout the Mediterranean and much of Europe until the 5th century CE, is well known. Its rise is often presented as inevitable and unstoppable. Yet the factors that contributed to Rome's rise to power are not well understood. Why Rome and not Veii? In this book, Francesca Fulminante offers a fresh approach to this question through the use of a range of methods. Adopting quantitative analyses and a novel network perspective, she focuses on transportation systems in Etruria and Latium Italy from ca. 1000–500 BC. Fulminante reveals the multiple factors that contributed to the emergence and dominance of Rome within these regional networks, and the critical role they in the rise of the city and, ultimately, Roman imperialism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francesca Fulminante (University of Bristol)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Weight: 0.579kg ISBN: 9781316516805ISBN 10: 1316516806 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 31 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. The ancient city: still a debated topic; 2. Transportation infrastructure: a new approach to interactions; 3. Data and methodology; 4. Network analysis centrality indexes; 5. Network analysis efficiency indexes; 6. Multi-scale analysis based on least-cost-paths; 7. Modelling; Conclusions; Appendix 1. Explanations for Efficacy Measures in Chapter 5; Appendix 2. Modelling from Chapter 7 step-by-step.Reviews'Fulminante's book is clearly structured and well-written...This book offers a new perspective on the development of early Rome, as well as being a valuable contribution to those interested in applying network science to past transportation systems.' Joseph Lewis, TRAJ, Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal Author InformationFrancesca Fulminante is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and Royal Holloway University of London, and Adjunct Professor (Cultore della Materia), Universita Roma Tre, Italy. Her research focuses on Mediterranean urbanization during the first Millennium BCE in central Italy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |