Landscapes and Cities: Rural Settlement and Civic Transformation in Early Imperial Italy

by John R. Patterson

The first two centuries AD are conventionally thought of as the "golden age" of the Roman Empire, yet Italy in this period has often been seen as being in a state of decline and even crisis. This book investigates the relationships between city and countryside in Italy in the early Empire, using evidence from literary texts and inscriptions, and the wealth of data derived from archaeological field surveys over recent years. Looking at individual towns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198140886
• ISBN13: 9780198140887
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"