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The study of Roman towns and cities has long been dominated by the
"consumer city" model set out by Moses Finley in the 1970s, which
characterizes ancient cities as sites of consumption, not
production. Archaeologists and ancient historians are becoming
increasingly dissatisfied with the limitations of this model, and
with its narrowly economic perspective. This work raises questions
about how Roman cities are perceived by experts in the 1990s. The
contributors use a variety of new approaches and methodologies.
They consider the various social implications of Roman urbanism and
the organization of urban space. By diverting attention away from
"the consumer city", this collection re-contextualizes the Roman
town where it belongs: in the realms of social and political
relationships.
Trade, exchange and commerce touched the lives of everyone in
antiquity, especially those who lived in urban areas. Trade,
Traders and the Ancient City addresses the nature of exchange and
commerce and the effects it had in cities throughout the ancient
world, from the Bronze Age Near East to late Roman northern Italy.
Trade, Traders and the Ancient City employs the most recent
archaeological, papyrological, epigraphic and literary evidence to
present an innovative and timely analysis of the importance and
influence of trade in the ancient world.
Trade, exchange and commerce touched the lives of everyone in antiquity, especially those who lived in urban areas. Trade, Traders and the Ancient City addresses the nature of exchange and commerce and the effects it had in cities throughout the ancient world, from the Bronze Age Near East to late Roman northern Italy. Trade, Traders and the Ancient City employs the most recent archaeological, papyrological, epigraphic and literary evidence to present an innovative and timely analysis of the importance and influence of trade in the ancient world.
The contributors to this volume provide an accessible and
jargon-free insight into the notion of the Roman city; what shaped
it, and how it both structured and reflected Roman society. Roman
Urbanism challenges the established economic model for the Roman
city and instead offers original and diverse approaches for
examining Roman urbanization, bringing the Roman city into the
nineties. Roman Urbanism is a lively and informative volume,
particularly valuable in an age dominated by urban development.
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