The city in the Roman West, c. 250 BC - c. AD 250
, genèse des villes, histoire urbaine, monde antique, ancient world, Empire romain, Roman Empire, archéologie, Sears Gareth, Esmonde Cleary A. Simon
<div><b>Abstract from the publisher : </b></div> </div> The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This up-to-date and well-illustrated synthesis provides students and specialists with an overview of the development of the city in Italy, Gaul, Britain, Germany, Spain and North Africa, whether their interests lie in ancient history, Roman archaeology or the wider history of urbanism. It accounts not only for the city's geographical and temporal spread and its associated monuments (such as amphitheatres and baths), but also for its importance to the rulers of the Empire as well as the provincials and locals.</div> </div> <b>Ray Laurence </b>is Head of the Classical and Archaeological Studies Section of the School of European Culture and Languages, the University of Kent.</div> <b>Simon Esmonde Cleary </b>is a Reader in Roman Archaeology, Head of Archaeology and Deputy Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham.</div> <b>Gareth Sears </b>is a Lecturer in Ancient History in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Birmingham.</div> </div>
Ray Laurence Simon Esmonde Cleary Gareth Sears
Cambridge University Press
July 2011
370
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The cities of Roman Africa
Rome antique, Ancient Rome, Africa, Afrique, cité, espace urbain, culture urbaine, genèse des villes, ville détruite, archéologie, Sears Gareth, histoire urbaine
<div><b>Abstract from the publisher : </b></div> </div> The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. "The Cities of Roman Africa" examines the development of urban space and cultural life in this province from the beginnings of Roman rule in the second century BC to the fall of the province of Africa to the Vandals in AD 439.<br /> <br /> In this engaging and strikingly illustrated new book, Gareth Sears considers the incorporation of Roman culture into Africa, and its use by African populations and, in particular, their elites. The author also explores the persistence of pre-Roman cultures, and how these factors affected the evolution of the cities, intellectual life and even entertainment under the Republic and Empire.<br /> <br /> <b>Gareth Sears</b> is a lecturer in Roman History at the University of Birmingham. He is a specialist on Roman North Africa, and has co-directed archaeological work at the city of Cyrene in Libya for the Cyrenaica Archaeological Project.</div> </div>
Gareth Sears
The History Press
March 2011
160
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