1st Edition

The Roman City and its Periphery From Rome to Gaul

By Penelope Goodman Copyright 2007
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

The first and only monograph available on the subject, The Roman City and its Periphery offers a full and detailed treatment of the little-investigated aspect of Roman urbanism – the phenomenon of suburban development. Presenting archaeological and literary evidence alongside sixty-three plans of cities, building plans, and photographs, Penelope Goodman examines how and why Roman suburbs... Read more

1. Exploring the Edges of a Roman City  2. The Urban Periphery in Roman Thought  3. The Archaeology of the Urban Periphery  4. Gaul in the High Empire: Major Administrative Cities  5. Gaul in the High Empire: Secondary Agglomerations  6. Gaul in Late Antiquity  7. Some Wider Questions

Biography

Penelope Goodman