A Companion to the City of Rome presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its origins until circa AD 600.

Notes on Contributors xiPreface xix Abbreviations xxi List of Illustrations xxiii List of Tables xxvii List of Maps xxix PART I Introductory 1 1 Source Material: i Archaeological Sources 3Maria Kneafsey ii Written Sources 9Richard Flower iii The Marble Plans 13Pier Luigi Tucci iv The Epigraphic Record 20Boris Rankov v Coins 24Andrew Burnett 2 Historical Overview: From City]state to Christian Center 29Christopher Smith PART II The Urban Landscape 53 3 A City of Stories 55T.P. Wiseman 4 Defining the City: The Boundaries of Rome 71Penelope J. Goodman 5 The Development of the City: An Archaeological Perspectivei From its Origins to the Second Century BCE 93Amanda Claridge ii From 100 BCE to 600 CE 115Amanda Claridge PART III The People 137 6 The Population 139Elio Lo Cascio 7 Social Structure and the plebs Romana 155David Noy 8 The Army in Imperial Rome 173Jon Coulston PART IV The Urban Infrastructure 197 9 Rivers, Roads, and Ports 199Candace M. Rice 10 Feeding Rome: The Grain Supply 219Giovanni Geraci (translated Claire Holleran) 11 Water Supply and Sewers 247Harry B. Evans 12 Streets and Street Life 263J. Bert Lott 13 Urban Administration in Rome 279John R. Patterson PART V Living in Rome 297 14 Housing: i The Development and Role of the Roman Aristocratic Domus 299Hannah Platts ii Insulae 317Janet DeLaine 15 The Imperial Thermae 325Janet DeLaine 16 Libraries and Literary Culture in Rome 343Matthew Nicholls PART VI Dying in Rome 363 17 Hazards of Life in Ancient Rome: Floods, Fires, Famines, Footpads, Filth, and Fevers 365Gregory S. Aldrete 18 Funerary Practice in the City of Rome 383Valerie M. Hope 19 Roman Cemeteries and Tombs 403Barbara E. Borg PART VII The Urban Economy 425 20 The Labor Market 427Laurens E. Tacoma 21 Production in Rome 443Dennis Kehoe 22 The Retail Trade 459Claire Holleran 23 The Construction Industry 473Janet DeLaine PART VIII Civic Life 491 24 Temples, Colleges, and Priesthoods 493Jörg Rüpke 25 Entertainment 511David Potter 26 Law and Lawcourts 527Leanne Bablitz 27 The Roman Church 541John Curran 28 Political Space 559Elizabeth H. Pearson PART IX The Roman Triumph 581 29 The Triumphal Procession 583Geoffrey S. Sumi 30 Urban Commemoration: The Pompa Triumphalis in Rome 599Diane Favro PART X Receptions of Rome 619 31 Written Rome: Ancient Literary Responses 621Diana Spencer32 The Renaissance: The “Discovery” of Ancient Rome 643Brian A. Curran 33 Napoleonic Rome and “Roma Capitale” 673Pier Luigi Tucci 34 Mussolini and Rome 683Borden Painter35 The City of Ancient Rome on Screen 699Monica S. Cyrino Index 715 Topographical Index 731 Source Index 739

A COMPANION TO THE CITY OF ROME A Companion to the City of Rome provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its legendary foundations as a settlement on the banks of the Tiber up until circa 600 AD. Featuring original contributions from a wide range of scholars at the forefront of new developments in their respective fields, the essays integrate the latest archaeological, topographical, and historical evidence to address key aspects of the physical structure of the city and the lives of its inhabitants. After an overview of source materials, readings explore Rome???s urban landscape and fabric, its evolving population, the experiences of living and dying in the city, the local economy, civic life, and the staging of Roman triumphs. A final series of essays examine the reception of ancient Rome from antiquity through to the present day. A Companion to the City of Rome represents an indispensible resource for anyone interested in the history of one of the most important cities of the ancient world.