This book explores the factors that contributed to the transformation of the Campus Martius into a space filled with extraordinary Roman architectural structures.
This book explores the factors that contributed to the transformation of the Campus Martius into a space filled with extraordinary Roman architectural structures.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Paul W. Jacobs, II is an independent scholar who focuses on ancient Rome and its topographical development. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia Law School, and a litigator by training, Jacobs has practiced and published in the area of voting rights, where knowledge of demographics, mapmaking and geography is essential. He has spent extensive time in Rome and has been fascinated with the ancient city and its development for decades.
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1. 'The size of the plain is remarkable': defining the limits of the Campus Martius in time and space; 2. Gathering troops in the war god's field; 3. 'Very costly temples': the Campus Martius and republican temple construction; 4. 'Chariot races', 'three theatres', 'an amphitheatre' and more: entertainment in the Campus Martius; 5. 'Colonnades about it in very great numbers': the porticoes of the Campus Martius; 6. Between the Aqua Virgo and the Tiber: water and the Field of Mars; 7. 'A zeal for buildings': reshaping of the space by the emperors; 8. Conclusion: 'the rest of the city a mere accessory'; Appendix A: chronology of development in the Campus Martius to the early fourth century CE; Appendix B: glossary of architectural terms.
1. 'The size of the plain is remarkable': defining the limits of the Campus Martius in time and space; 2. Gathering troops in the war god's field; 3. 'Very costly temples': the Campus Martius and republican temple construction; 4. 'Chariot races', 'three theatres', 'an amphitheatre' and more: entertainment in the Campus Martius; 5. 'Colonnades about it in very great numbers': the porticoes of the Campus Martius; 6. Between the Aqua Virgo and the Tiber: water and the Field of Mars; 7. 'A zeal for buildings': reshaping of the space by the emperors; 8. Conclusion: 'the rest of the city a mere accessory'; Appendix A: chronology of development in the Campus Martius to the early fourth century CE; Appendix B: glossary of architectural terms.
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