03034nam 2200733 a 450 99621784850331620240202174123.01-281-14705-297866111470510-19-151822-01-4356-2053-4(PPN)197743234(CKB)1000000000375212(EBL)728971(OCoLC)735626640(SSID)ssj0000087915(PQKBManifestationID)11126675(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087915(PQKBWorkID)10054579(PQKB)10014436(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073778(MiAaPQ)EBC728971(MiAaPQ)EBC7034300(Au-PeEL)EBL7034300(EXLCZ)99100000000037521220060906d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLandscapes and cities[electronic resource] rural settlement and civic transformation in early imperial Italy /John R. PattersonOxford Oxford University Press20061 online resource (363 p.)Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University.0-19-171216-7 0-19-814088-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-336) and index.The rural landscapes of imperial Italy -- The transformation of the city in imperial Italy -- Social mobility and the cities of Italy.The first two centuries AD are conventionally thought of as the 'golden age' of the Roman Empire, yet Italy in this period has often been seen as being in a state of decline and even crisis. This book investigates the relationships between city and countryside in Italy in the early Empire, using evidence from literary texts and inscriptions, and the wealth of data derived from archaeological field surveys over recent years. Looking at individual towns and regions as well as at thebroader picture, and stressing the diversity of situations across Italy, John R. Patterson examines how changing paCities and towns, AncientItaly, CentralCities and towns, AncientItaly, SouthernCities and townsRomeLand settlementItaly, CentralHistoryLand settlementItaly, SouthernHistoryUrbanizationRomeRomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.DRomeSocial conditionsItalyAntiquities, RomanCities and towns, AncientCities and towns, AncientCities and townsLand settlementHistory.Land settlementHistory.Urbanization937.06Patterson John R625845MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996217848503316Landscapes and cities1222280UNISA