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The 2015 TRAC proceedings feature a selection of 14 papers summing up some of the key sessions presented at the conference held at the University of Leicester in March 2015, which drew over 180 delegates of 17 nationalities from a variety of universities, museums, and research institutions in the UK, Europe, and North America. As this conference marked the 25th anniversary of TRAC, the volume opens with a preface commemorating the last 25 years with an eye toward the future direction of both conference and community. The proceedings begin with Dr Andrew Gardner’s keynote paper on the topic of ‘Debating Roman Imperialism: Critique, Construct, Repeat?’. This is followed by an array of papers with topics ranging in geographic scope and period, from small finds in early Roman Britain to bathing practices Late Antique North Africa, and from the investigation of deviant burials to the application of urban scaling theory in Roman contexts. Because of this diversity the volume is not broken into specific sections, however, papers with similar themes are grouped accordingly, allowing the text to flow and be read as a whole. The range of contributing authors is also of note, as papers were submitted by PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and university faculty, all helping to make the 25th anniversary of this series one that continues to emphasise and reflect the aims of TRAC, both as a conference and as a conduit for exploring more theory-driven approaches to the Roman past.

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Author:   Matthew J. Mandich ,  Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez ,  Eleonora Zampieri ,  Giacomo Savani
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781785702877

ISBN 10:   1785702874
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   06 March 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface v   Debating Roman Imperialism: Critique, Construct, Repeat? Andrew Gardner 1   Distraught, Drained, Devoured, or Damned? The Importance of Individual Creativity in Roman Cursing Stuart McKie 15   Fear of the Dead? ‘Deviant’ Burials in Roman Northern Italy Alessandro Quercia & Melania Cazzulo 28   ‘Landscapes of Life’ and ‘Landscapes of Death’:The Contribution of Funerary Evidence to the Understanding of the Perception and Organisation of Roman Rural Landscapes in Northern Italy Chiara Botturi 43   Lieux de Mémoire, Central Places, and the Sanctuary of Ribemont-sur-Ancre: A Preliminary Look David S. Rose 57   Agency, Structure, and Place: Finds in the Landscape in the Late Iron Age / Early Roman Transition Nicky Garland 76   A Context for Roman Priestly Regalia: Depositional Practices and Spatial Distribution of Assemblages from Roman Britain Alessandra Esposito 92   From Treasured Items to Trash? The Use of Brooches in Roman Cornwall in the Creation of Identity and Social Memory Siân Thomas 111   Public and Private Bathing in Late Antique North Africa. Changing Habits in a Changing Society?    Sadi Maréchal 125   Understanding the Status of the Cult of Mithras in the Tetrarchic Period: A Socio-Archaeological Approach David Walsh 141   Adventus: Conceptualising Boundary Space in the Art and Text of Early Imperial to Late Antique Rome Maria Kneafsey 153   On Gender and Spatial Experience in Public: The Case of Ancient Rome Amy Russell 164   Imperial Statues and Public Spaces in Late Antiquity: Conceptualising ‘Constantine’ at York as an Ancient Public Commission Brittany Thomas 177   Urban Scaling and the Growth of Rome Matthew J. Mandich 188

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"Matthew J. Mandich is a PhD student in the School of Archaeology & Ancient history, University of Leicester. His PhD is entitled: Power and Place: Imperial Residences in Rome’s South-eastern suburbium (AD 14-394). Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez is a PhD student in the School of Archaeology & Ancient history, University of Leicester. His PhD is entitled: Roman-Barbarian Interaction: ""Myths"" and national traditions in archaeological interpretation in North-Western Europe. Eleonora Zampieri is a PhD student in the School of Archaeology & Ancient history, University of Leicester. Her PhD is entitled: Propagandist town planning between the Republic and the Principate: Caesar, Pompey and the attainment of consent. Thomas J. Derrick is a PhD student in the School of Archaeology & Ancient history, University of Leicester. His PhD is entitled: The socio-cultural implications of the consumption of unguentaria and their contents in Britannia."

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