Ray Laurence

The Roads of Roman Italy

Mobility and Cultural Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and interpretation of Roman land transport and presents a well-documented analysis of the significance of land transport for Roman communication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780415620062
• ISBN-10: 0415620066
• Artikelnr.: 33123194

Autorenporträt

Laurence, Ray

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures, Preface, 1. Introduction 2. Mastering Space: Road Building
312-44 BC 3. Town Foundation in Roman Italy 300-30 BC 4. The Politics of
Road Building 5. Technological Change 6. Time and Distance 7. Transport
Economics 8. Inland Waterways 9. Mules and Muleteers: the Scale of the
Transport Economy 10. A Mobile Culture? 11. Viewing Towns - Generating
Space 12. Tota Italia: Naming Italy 13. The Extension of State Power 14.
Space-Time in Roman Italy