Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to…mehr
Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to pagan cults and the impact of Christianity. Richly illustrated, the volume introduces groundbreaking new research against the background of current debates and is designed as a readable survey accessible in particular to undergraduates and non-specialists.
Introduction Paul Erdkamp 1. The emergence of the city Alexandre Grandazzi Part I. Inhabitants: 2. Population size and social structure Neville Morley 3. Disease and death Walter Scheidel 4. Slaves and freedmen Elisabeth Herrmann-Otto 5. Immigration and cosmopolitanization Claudia Moatti 6. Marriages, families, households Beryl Rawson 7. Pack-animals, pets, pests, and other non-human beings Michael MacKinnon Part II. The Urban Fabric: 8. The urban topography of Rome Elisha Dumser 9. Housing and domestic architecture Glenn R. Storey 10. Regions and neighborhoods J. Bert Lott 11. Monumental Rome Roy D. Miller 12. (Sub)urban surroundings Robert Witcher Part III. Logistical Challenges: 13. The Tiber and river transport Steven L. Tuck 14. Traffic and land transportation in and near Rome Ray Laurence 15. The food supply of the capital Paul Erdkamp 16. Counting bricks and stacking wood: providing the physical fabric Shawn Graham 17. Water supply, drainage and watermills Christer Bruun Part IV. Working for a Living: 18. Industries and services Wim Broekaert and Arjan Zuiderhoek 19. Labour and employment Cameron Hawkins 20. Professional associations Jinyu Liu 21. Sex and the city Thomas A. J. McGinn Part V. Rulers and the Ruled: 22. Civic rituals and political spaces in Republican and Imperial Rome Adam Ziolkowski 23. Policing and security Benjamin Kelly 24. Riots Gregory S. Aldrete 25. 'Romans, play on!': city of the games Nicholas Purcell Part VI. Beyond This World: 26. The urban sacred landscape Andreas Bendlin 27. Structuring time: festivals, holidays and the calendar Michele R. Salzman 28. Cemeteries and catacombs Leonard V. Rutgers 29. What difference did Christianity make? A. D. Lee Epilogue: 30. The city in ruin: text, image, and imagination Catharine Edwards 31. Roma aeterna Ingrid Rowland.
Introduction Paul Erdkamp 1. The emergence of the city Alexandre Grandazzi Part I. Inhabitants: 2. Population size and social structure Neville Morley 3. Disease and death Walter Scheidel 4. Slaves and freedmen Elisabeth Herrmann-Otto 5. Immigration and cosmopolitanization Claudia Moatti 6. Marriages, families, households Beryl Rawson 7. Pack-animals, pets, pests, and other non-human beings Michael MacKinnon Part II. The Urban Fabric: 8. The urban topography of Rome Elisha Dumser 9. Housing and domestic architecture Glenn R. Storey 10. Regions and neighborhoods J. Bert Lott 11. Monumental Rome Roy D. Miller 12. (Sub)urban surroundings Robert Witcher Part III. Logistical Challenges: 13. The Tiber and river transport Steven L. Tuck 14. Traffic and land transportation in and near Rome Ray Laurence 15. The food supply of the capital Paul Erdkamp 16. Counting bricks and stacking wood: providing the physical fabric Shawn Graham 17. Water supply, drainage and watermills Christer Bruun Part IV. Working for a Living: 18. Industries and services Wim Broekaert and Arjan Zuiderhoek 19. Labour and employment Cameron Hawkins 20. Professional associations Jinyu Liu 21. Sex and the city Thomas A. J. McGinn Part V. Rulers and the Ruled: 22. Civic rituals and political spaces in Republican and Imperial Rome Adam Ziolkowski 23. Policing and security Benjamin Kelly 24. Riots Gregory S. Aldrete 25. 'Romans, play on!': city of the games Nicholas Purcell Part VI. Beyond This World: 26. The urban sacred landscape Andreas Bendlin 27. Structuring time: festivals, holidays and the calendar Michele R. Salzman 28. Cemeteries and catacombs Leonard V. Rutgers 29. What difference did Christianity make? A. D. Lee Epilogue: 30. The city in ruin: text, image, and imagination Catharine Edwards 31. Roma aeterna Ingrid Rowland.
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