LEADER 03034nam 2200733 a 450 001 996217848503316 005 20240202174123.0 010 $a1-281-14705-2 010 $a9786611147051 010 $a0-19-151822-0 010 $a1-4356-2053-4 035 $a(PPN)197743234 035 $a(CKB)1000000000375212 035 $a(EBL)728971 035 $a(OCoLC)735626640 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087915 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126675 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087915 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10054579 035 $a(PQKB)10014436 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073778 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728971 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034300 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7034300 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000375212 100 $a20060906d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLandscapes and cities$b[electronic resource] $erural settlement and civic transformation in early imperial Italy /$fJohn R. Patterson 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 300 $aBased on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University. 311 $a0-19-171216-7 311 $a0-19-814088-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-336) and index. 327 $aThe rural landscapes of imperial Italy -- The transformation of the city in imperial Italy -- Social mobility and the cities of Italy. 330 $aThe 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 pa 606 $aCities and towns, Ancient$zItaly, Central 606 $aCities and towns, Ancient$zItaly, Southern 606 $aCities and towns$zRome 606 $aLand settlement$zItaly, Central$xHistory 606 $aLand settlement$zItaly, Southern$xHistory 606 $aUrbanization$zRome 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D 607 $aRome$xSocial conditions 607 $aItaly$xAntiquities, Roman 615 0$aCities and towns, Ancient 615 0$aCities and towns, Ancient 615 0$aCities and towns 615 0$aLand settlement$xHistory. 615 0$aLand settlement$xHistory. 615 0$aUrbanization 676 $a937.06 700 $aPatterson$b John R$0625845 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996217848503316 996 $aLandscapes and cities$91222280 997 $aUNISA