A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-39983-4 (ISBN)
A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient urban landscape, as well as less-frequently explored themes such as ecology, war, and representations of cities in literature, art, and political philosophy.
Detailed chapters present critical discussions of research on Greco-Roman urban societies, city economies, key political events, significant cultural developments, and more. Throughout the Companion, the authors provide insights into major developments, debates, and approaches in the field. An unrivalled reference work on the subject, the volume focusses on both the archaeological (spatial, architectural) as well as the historical (institutions, social structures) aspects of ancient cities, and makes Greco-Roman urbanism accessible to scholars and students of urbanism in other historical periods, up to the present day.
Part of the authoritative Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and lecturers in Classics, Ancient History, and Classical/Mediterranean Archaeology, as well as historians and archaeologists looking to update their knowledge of Greek or Roman urbanism.
Miko Flohr is University Lecturer in Ancient History at Leiden University, Netherlands. His research focuses on the architecture and archaeology of the everyday urban living environment. He is the author of The World of the Fullo: Work, Economy, and Society in Roman Italy and co-editor of Urban Craftsmen and Traders in the Roman World, The Economy of Pompeii, Urban Space and Urban History in the Roman World, and Valuing Labour in Greco-Roman Antiquity. Arjan Zuiderhoek is Full Professor of Ancient History at Ghent University, Belgium. He has worked primarily on the socio-political and socio-economic history of Greek cities under the Roman Empire, and also has a strong interest in the Greek city in earlier periods, and broader socio-economic themes. His publications include The Ancient City and Space, Movement and the Economy in Roman Cities in Italy and Beyond.
List of Illustrations x
Notes on Contributors xv
Preface xxii
Abbreviations xxiv
1 Studying ancient (Greek and Roman) urbanism: research context, commonalities, and specificities 1
Arjan Zuiderhoek
Part I Urbanism and urbanization 15
2 Early Greek urbanism 17
John Bintliff
3 Early Roman urbanism in its Italian context 38
Marleen K. Termeer
4 City foundations and urbanism in the Hellenistic world 56
Gary Reger
5 Urban patterns in the Early Roman Empire, 27 BCE–250 CE 73
Luuk de Ligt
Part II The urban landscape 91
6 Urban planning and development 93
Miko Flohr Copyrighted Material
7 Agoras and forums 111
Christopher P. Dickenson
8 Spectacle buildings and baths 126
Sadi Maréchal
9 Urban housing in the ancient Mediterranean 150
Miko Flohr
10 Traffic, movement, and the urban streetscape 169
Eric Poehler
11 Greco-Roman urban water infrastructure 185
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
12 Urban margins in Greco-Roman cities 202
Saskia Stevens
Part III The city as a political community 219
13 Politics and political institutions in Archaic and Classical Greek cities 221
Matthew Simonton
14 Political institutions in Hellenistic and Roman-era Greek cities 236
Arjan Zuiderhoek
15 Politics and political institutions in Roman cities in Italy and the West 251
Christopher J. Dart
16 Kings, governors, and emperors: Greek cities’ interactions with powerful outsiders during theHellenistic and Roman periods 267
Sviatoslav Dmitriev
Part IV Economy and society 285
17 Cities and socioecological systems in the ancient world 287
Stef Boogers, Bas Beaujean, and Jeroen Poblome
18 City and country in the Greek world 306
Edward M. Harris and David M. Lewis
19 City and country in the Roman world 321
Tymon de Haas
20 Greek urban social structures 344
Kostas Vlassopoulos
21 Urban social structures in the Roman world 361
Emily Hemelrijk and Miko Flohr
Part V Civic ritual and civic identity 375
22 Civic cults in Classical Athens 377
J.Z. van Rookhuijzen
23 Urban religion in Roman cities 395
Jörg Rüpke
Part VI Cities and war 407
24 Fighting poleis: Greek cities at war 409
Roel Konijnendijk
25 War and the city in the Roman world 424
Paul Erdkamp
Part VII Imagined cities 441
26 The (utopian) city in Greek political thought 443
Robert Ballingall
27 Cicero’s ideal city 458
Dean Hammer
28 Representations of the city in Greek and Roman literature 469
Christiaan Caspers
29 The visual imagination and representation of the ancient city 481
Annette Haug
Part VIII Late Antiquity and beyond 503
30 Late Roman cities in the West 505
Douglas Underwood
31 Greco-Roman cities in the Late Antique East 525
Ine Jacobs
32 The afterlife of the ancient city 546
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
Index 560
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.09.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 10 x 10 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-39983-1 / 1119399831 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-39983-4 / 9781119399834 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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