{"product_id":"the-city-in-the-roman-west-c-250-bcc-ad-250-9780521701402","title":"The City in the Roman West c.250 BCc.AD 250","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-illustrated synthesis of what we know about the development of cities in the Western Roman provinces. Focuses on numerous examples for which there are archaeological remains, some, like Pompeii, well known and others less familiar, such as Bavay in France. Suitable for students and specialists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Students of Rome's empire will learn much from this work. Paper, binding, typography, bibliography, and index are up to the publisher's  high standards, and at a fairly modest price for the paperback.\"   --Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The creation of an urban culture; 2. Colonisation and the development of Roman urbanism; 3. City foundation, government and urbanism; 4. The reception of Roman urbanism in the West; 5. Town planning, competition and the aesthetics of urbanism; 6. Defining a new town: walls, streets and temples; 7. Assembling the city: forum and basilica; 8. Assembling the city: baths and urban life; 9. Assembling the city: theatres and sacred space; 10. Assembling the city: amphitheatres; 11. The Roman city in c.AD 250: an urban legacy of Empire?; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767721296215,"sku":"9780521701402","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521701402.jpg?v=1758714553","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-city-in-the-roman-west-c-250-bcc-ad-250-9780521701402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}