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The Traffic Systems of Pompeii (Hardcover)
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The Traffic Systems of Pompeii (Hardcover)
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The Traffic Systems of Pompeii is the first sustained examination
of the development of road infrastructure in Pompeii-from the
archaic age to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE-and its
implications for urbanism in the Roman empire. Eric E. Poehler, an
authority on Pompeii's uniquely preserved urban structure, distills
over five hundred instances of street-level "wear and tear" to
reveal for the first time the rules of the ancient road. From his
analysis of curbstones, cobbled surfaces, and ruts emerge the
intricacies of the Pompeian traffic system and the changes to its
operation over time. Though archaeological expertise forms the
backbone of this book, its findings have equally important
historical and architectural implications. Later chapters probe the
impact of design and infrastructure on social roles and hierarchies
among property owners in Pompeii, illuminating the economic forces
that push and pull upon the shape of urban space. The final
chapters set the road system into its broader context as one major
infrastructural and administrative artifact of the Roman empire's
deeply urban culture. Where does Pompeii's system fit within the
history of Roman traffic control? Is it unique for its innovation,
or only for the preservation that permitted its discovery? Poehler
marshals evidence from across the Roman world to examine these
questions. His measured and thoroughly researched answers make this
study a critical step forward in our understanding of
infrastructure in the ancient world.
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