E J Owens

The City in the Greek and Roman World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The city for the Greeks and Romans was of paramount importance for their political, religious and social life, and "The City in the Greek and Roman World" provides an engaging study of different concepts and developments of the city at that time. For example, the Greek concept of the "polis" as essentially a community whose physical attributes well-built houses, walls, docks were of secondary importance, gradually shifted: as cities grew, especially under the Hellenistic kings and their Roman successors, fine public buildings, sumptuous houses and impressive civic amenities became the hallmark of urban life. "The City in the Greek and Roman World" is the first comprehensive study in over a decade to examine the development of the city in the Greek and Roman world. Drawing on archaeology, literary and epigrapic evidence, professional and technical literature, as well as descriptions of cities and their monuments from travellers and geographers, the author analyzesthe evolution of town planning. This includes the provision of services and amenities, orientation, and, as an Aristotelian, his account of the ideal city preferred arrangements which both provided security and were aesthetically pleasing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9780415082242
• ISBN-10: 0415082242
• Artikelnr.: 22134323

Autorenporträt

E. J. Owens

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Intorduction 2. Urban
development and the 'old' cities of Greece 3. The origins an development of
Greek planning in the Mediterranean 4. Planning in the Classical period 5.
Town planning in the Hellenistic world 6. Etruscan and Roman planning in
Italy 7. Planning in the Roman Empire 8.The ancient city and the urban
infrastructure 9. Epilogue Appendix: Town planning and the law Notes
Bibliography Map of osites Index