Rome An Urban History from Antiquity to the Present |
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Author:
| Taylor, Rabun Rinne, Katherine W. Kostof, Spiro |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-60149-9 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first urban history of Rome to span its entire three-thousand-year history. It examines the processes by which Rome's leaders have shaped its urban fabric by organizing space, planning infrastructure, designing ritual, controlling populations, and exploiting Rome's standing as a seat of global power and a religious capital.
This is the first urban history of Rome to span its entire three-thousand-year history. It examines the processes by which Rome's leaders have shaped its urban fabric by organizing space, planning infrastructure, designing ritual, controlling populations, and exploiting Rome's standing as a seat of global power and a religious capital.