The City in the Roman West, C.250 Bc-C.AD 250

by Gareth Sears, Ray Laurence, Simon Esmonde Cleary

Book Overview

The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This up-to-date and well-illustrated synthesis provides students and specialists with an overview...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521701406
• ISBN13: 9780521701402
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"