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In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries.

Trade Review
An important addition to the literature on classical Rome... Highly recommended. Choice 2010

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
1. Approaching the Ancient City
2. The Creation of the Ancient Megalopolis of Rome
3. Rome after Hannibal
4. From Sulla to Octavian
5. The Creation of the Imperial City
6. The Consolidation of the Imperial City
7. The Antonine City
8. Neighborhoods, Pathways, and Rituals of the Imperial City
9. Supply, Service, and Productivity: The Urban Economy of Ancient Rome
10. The People of Imperial Rome
11. On the Fringe: Rome beyond the Pomerium
12. The Prelude to the Christian City
Notes
Glossary of Latin Terms
Bibliography
Index

Rome A Living Portrait of an Ancient City Ancient Society and History

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      Publisher: Hopkins Fulfillment Service
      Publication Date: 8/9/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780801892547, 978-0801892547
      ISBN10: 0801892546
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries.

      Trade Review
      An important addition to the literature on classical Rome... Highly recommended. Choice 2010

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Preface
      1. Approaching the Ancient City
      2. The Creation of the Ancient Megalopolis of Rome
      3. Rome after Hannibal
      4. From Sulla to Octavian
      5. The Creation of the Imperial City
      6. The Consolidation of the Imperial City
      7. The Antonine City
      8. Neighborhoods, Pathways, and Rituals of the Imperial City
      9. Supply, Service, and Productivity: The Urban Economy of Ancient Rome
      10. The People of Imperial Rome
      11. On the Fringe: Rome beyond the Pomerium
      12. The Prelude to the Christian City
      Notes
      Glossary of Latin Terms
      Bibliography
      Index

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