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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London : City of the Romans
London, Londres, Londinium, histoire urbaine, archéologie, Ancient Rome, Rome antique, Merrifield Ralph
<b>Extract from the preface : </b></div>
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This book is a synthesis of many people's studies of the origin and early history of London, of which I have endeavoured to make a coherent story. Our knowledge of this subject has been vastly increased in recent years by archaeologists who have rescued and interpreted the buried material evidence.</div>
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<b>Contents : </b></div>
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Preface</div>
1. London before the Roman conquest</div>
2. The Claudian invasion and the beginning of Londinium</div>
3. The first Londinium, its death and rebirth</div>
4. The transformation of Londinium, AD 70 - 125</div>
5. Londinium in its heyday</div>
6. The hinterland of Londinium</div>
7. Londinium in the Antonine and Severan periods</div>
8. Londinium in the third century</div>
9. Londinium in the fourth century</div>
10. From Londinium to London</div>
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The late <b>Ralph Merrifield</b> was an archaeologist and museum curator who wrote several definitive works on the history of Roman London.</div>
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Ralph Merrifield
University of California Press
1983
288
Ouvrage
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