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The Roman Street
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Jeremy Hartnett
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In this book, Jeremy Hartnett explores the role of the ancient Roman street as the primary venue for social performance and political negotiations.
The Roman Street
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Jeremy Hartnett
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartne
Roman Urban Street Networks
Language: en
Pages: 263
Authors: Alan Kaiser
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-26 - Publisher: Routledge

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The streets of Roman cities have received surprisingly little attention until recently. Traditionally the main interest archaeologists and classicists had in st
The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden
Language: en
Pages: 410
Authors: Harriet I. Flower
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-26 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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The most pervasive gods in ancient Rome had no traditional mythology attached to them, nor was their worship organized by elites. Throughout the Roman world, ne
The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: M.C. Bishop
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-28 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road netw