{"product_id":"rome-in-the-pyrenees-9780415426862","title":"Rome in the Pyrenees","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRome in the Pyrenees \u003c\/em\u003eis a unique treatment in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, \u003cem\u003eLugdunum \u003c\/em\u003ein the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae. The book opens with the creation of the Convenae by Pompey the Great in the first century B.C. and runs down to the great Frankish siege in A.D. 585 and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, \u003cem\u003eLugdunum \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the best-known Roman towns in Gaul, with a rich selection of monuments at the town itself and important remains in the countryside, such as the classic villa at Montmaurin or the votive altars, cinerary caskets and sarcophagi in the local marble. The book traces how the Convenae used their marble to help create their identity, invisible before Pompey but amongst the richest and most distinctive in Gaul by the second century A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own excavations at Saint-Bertrand and the extensive earlier and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome in the Pyrenees \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewill be most useful to scholars of provincial Gaul, especially as regards urban and social development, \u003ci\u003ecivitas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eorganisation, and landscape studies. It distils a great amount of archaeological information into a concise and accessible overall analysis. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally, Esmonde Cleary has added one more feature which improves the book's usability: an appendix which acts as a visitor's guide to Saint-Bertrand. - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntti Lampinen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. Setting the Scene 2. Creating the Roman City 3. The City in its Splendour 4. The Countryside and the Creation of the Convenae 5. From Lugdunum to Convenae. Appendix: Visiting Roman Saint-Bertrand and the Convenae\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402117259607,"sku":"9780415426862","price":181.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rome-in-the-pyrenees-9780415426862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}