Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin Late Republic to Late Antiquity
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2018
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ISBN
9781107164314
Publisert
2018-07-12
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Cambridge University Press
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2330 gr
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287 mm
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222 mm
Dybde
37 mm
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P, 06
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Engelsk
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634
Biographical note
Annalisa Marzano (Ph.D. 2004, Columbia University, New York) is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Reading, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London. She has published on a wide range of topics related to the social and economic history of the Roman world and has participated in numerous archaeological projects. She is the author of two monographs, Roman Villas in Central Italy. A Social and Economic History (2007), which won the Silver Medal and Honorable Mention at the VIII Premio Romanistico Internazionale Gerard Boulvert, and Harvesting the Sea: The Exploitation of Marine Resources in the Roman Mediterranean (2013). Guy P. R. Métraux (Ph.D. 1972, Harvard University, Massachusetts) is Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts at York University, Toronto, and a member of the Collaborative Program in Ancient History (University of Toronto/York University). He has participated in archaological excavations in Italy, Turkey, and Tunisia, co-authoring The San Rocco Villa at Francolise (London and New York 1985) with M. Aylwin Cotton. His 1995 book Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth century Greece won the Raymond Klibansky Prize from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. A Guggenheim Fellow, his current work focuses on villas in their literary and physical aspects.
This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.
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Preface; Introduction; 1. The Roman villa in the Mediterranean: an overview Annalisa Marzano and Guy P.R. Métraux; 2. The Roman villa. Definitions and variations Ursula Rothe; Part I. Roman Villas in or Near the Bay of Naples and Maritime Villas: Current Research: 3. The 'Villa of the Mysteries' at Pompeii and the ideals of Hellenistic hospitality Andrew Wallace-Hadrill; 4. The building history and aesthetics of the 'Villa of Poppaea' at Torre Annunziata: results from the Oplontis Project 2005–14 John R. Clarke; 5. Landscape at the 'Villa of Poppaea' (Villa A) at Torre Annunziata Mantha Zarmakoupi; 6. The villas of Stabiae Thomas Noble Howe; 7. The Roman villa of Positano Adele Campanelli, Giovanni Di Maio, Riccardo Iaccarino, Maria Antonietta Iannelli, Luciana Jacobelli; 8. Maritime villas and the resources of the sea Annalisa Marzano; 9 The 'Villa of Augustus' at Somma Vesuviana Masanori Aoyagi, Antonio De Simone and Girolamo F. De Simone; Part II. Roman Villas in the Mediterranean: Current Research: 10. Villas in Southern Italy Maurizio Gualtieri; 11. Villas in Northern Italy Gian Pietro Brogiolo and Alexandra Chavarría Arnau; 12. Roman villas in Sicily Roger J. A. Wilson; 13. Villas in south and southwestern Gaul Loïc Buffat; 14. Villas in Hispania and Lusitania Felix Teichner; 15. Roman villas in the Maltese archipelago Anthony Bonanno; 16. Villas in North Africa Roger J. A. Wilson; 17. The Roman villa at Apollonia Oren Tal and Israel Roll; 18. Houses of the wealthy in Roman Galilee Zeev Weiss; 19. Villas in Greece and the Islands Maria Papaioannou; 20. Villas of the eastern Adriatic and Ionian coastlands William Bowden; Part III. Roman Villas: Late Antique Manifestations: 21. Late antique villas: themes Guy P. R. Métraux; 22. Aristocratic residences in late antique Hispania Gisela Ripoll; 23. Christianization of villas Kimberly Bowes; Part IV. Roman Villas: Later Manifestations: 24. Conviviality versus seclusion in Pliny's Tuscan and Laurentine villas Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey; 25. The 'Villa dei Papiri': Herculaneum and Malibu Kenneth Lapatin; Conclusion Annalisa Marzano and Guy P. R. Métraux.
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'This is a major reference work, written by a stellar cast of contributors, and it deserves to take its place as the definitive study of Roman villas round the Mediterranean basin. It is also beautifully produced, with(mostly) excellent illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography and ample indexes.' Roger Ling, The Antiquaries Journal
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Examines the history, architecture, and impact of Roman villas across the Mediterranean, from their origins to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781107164314
Publisert
2018-07-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
2330 gr
Høyde
287 mm
Bredde
222 mm
Dybde
37 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
634