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Cadastres, Misconceptions and Northern Gaul (Paperback)
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Cadastres, Misconceptions and Northern Gaul (Paperback)
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A Roman cadastre is a particular form of land allotment which looks
like a chequerboard. It was implemented by the Romans in regions
throughout the Empire, from Syria to Gaul. Yet, how did a Roman
cadastre exactly look like? What has Roman cadastration in common
with centuriatio and parcellation, and what not? Are aerial
photographs and maps a reliable source to reveal traces of a Roman
cadastre? Did Roman cadastres exist outside the Mediterranean
region, and if so, what are the consequences of its existence on a
socio-cultural level? Behind these apparently straightforward
questions are for most scholars simple definitive answers. On the
basis of these answers scholars have regarded the archaeological
study of Roman cadastres often as optimistic, biased and even
unscientific. In Cadastres, Misconceptions and Northern Gaul Rick
Bonnie argues that during the Middle-Roman period a cadastre was
implemented by the Romans around the provincial Roman city of
Tongres. In contrast to general beliefs, Bonnie demonstrates that
it is possible, using aerial photographs and maps, to reconstruct a
landscape outside the Mediterranean region that was overlain by a
Roman cadastre. It furthermore discusses and examines the history
of research, historical and archaeological sources on Roman
cadastres, as well as the Roman period of the Belgian Hesbaye
region. Rick Bonnie studied Classical Archaeology at Leiden
University (MA cum laude 2008). His thesis was awarded the W. A.
van Es-prize by the Dutch Institute for Cultural Heritage and was
nominated for the Leiden University thesis prize 2007-2008.
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