Urbanism and empire in Roman Sicily /

Sicily has been the fulcrum of the Mediterranean throughout history. The island?s central geographical position and its status as ancient Rome?s first overseas province make it key to understanding the development of the Roman Empire. Yet Sicily?s crucial role in the empire has been largely overlook...

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Tác giả chính: Pfuntner, Laura (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.
Phiên bản:First edition.
Loạt:Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1981214
Mục lục:
  • Urban abandonment in the late Republic and early Principate (CA. 50 BC-AD 50)
  • Urban abandonment in the high Empire (CA. AD 50-250)
  • The southwestern coast : economic integration, political privilege, and urban survival
  • The northeastern coast : civil war and colonization
  • Eastern Sicily : from Syracusan to Roman hegemony
  • Roman urbanism in Sicily
  • New forms of settlement in Roman imperial Sicily.