• Anglický jazyk

Roman Street and Urban Economy

Autor: Grégory Mainet

Streets played a key role in shaping the ancient economic townscape. We usually
consider streets simply as a horoughfares for traffic, but this idea falls short of
the facts as suggested by ancient authors like Martial... Viac o knihe

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O knihe

Streets played a key role in shaping the ancient economic townscape. We usually
consider streets simply as a horoughfares for traffic, but this idea falls short of
the facts as suggested by ancient authors like Martial or Juvenal. The "street
space" was built in three dimensions and was an important place for the social and
economic interactions constituting the urban social life in Antiquity. Such a
function clearly appears in the architecture of the street shaped by numerous
tabernae built within atrium houses, rows of shops or multi-storey buildings and by
the activities which happened there. In other words, the economy of ancient cities
was not confined to specific buildings such as macella. On the contrary, economic
activities extended beyond the walls of such buildings and invaded the whole urban
fabric along the streets. The papers of the panel "Ancient Streets and Urban
Economy" intend to shed new light on the role of the space of the street in the
urban economy in ancient societies between the 2 nd century BC and the 3 rd century
AD in particular. To further our understanding, the different authors propose to
examine some case studies from for instances Alba Fucens, Athens, Lugdunum, Norba,
Ostia and Pompeii.

  • Vydavateľstvo: Propylaeum
  • Rok vydania: 2021
  • Formát: Paperback
  • Rozmer: 280 x 210 mm
  • Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
  • ISBN: 9783948465704

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