Space And Society In The Greek And Roman Worlds

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Cultural geography
ISBN : 1139841181

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Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Michael Scott Pdf

"We cannot properly understand history without a full appreciation of the spaces through which its actors moved, whether in the home or in the public sphere, and the ways in which they thought about and represented the spaces of their worlds. In this book Michael Scott employs the full range of literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence in order to demonstrate the many different ways in which spatial analysis can illuminate our understanding of Greek and Roman society and the ways in which these societies thought of, and interacted with, the spaces they occupied and created. Through a series of innovative case studies of texts, physical spaces and cultural constructs, ranging geographically across North Africa, Greece and Roman Italy, as well as an up-to-date introduction on spatial scholarship, this book provides an ideal starting point for students and non-specialists"--

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Cultural geography
ISBN : 1139839993

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Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds. Michael Scott by Michael Scott Pdf

We cannot properly understand history without a full appreciation of the spaces through which its actors moved, whether in the home or in the public sphere, and the ways in which they thought about and represented the spaces of their worlds. In this book Michael Scott employs the full range of literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence in order to demonstrate the many different ways in which spatial analysis can illuminate our understanding of Greek and Roman society and the ways in which these societies thought of, and interacted with, the spaces they occupied and created. Through a series of innovative case studies of texts, physical spaces and cultural constructs, ranging geographically across North Africa, Greece and Roman Italy, as well as an up-to-date introduction on spatial scholarship, this book provides an ideal starting point for students and non-specialists.

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107009158

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Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Michael Scott Pdf

An interdisciplinary study of the dynamic relationship between space and society through case studies across the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.

Author : Sara Forsdyke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107032347

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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece by Sara Forsdyke Pdf

Recovers the voices, experiences and agency of enslaved people in ancient Greece.

Author : David Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108476300

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Roman Law in Context by David Johnston Pdf

This extensively updated second edition considers how Roman law worked in practice, viewed in its social and economic context.

Author : Jerry Toner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108754460

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Risk in the Roman World by Jerry Toner Pdf

Modern risk studies have viewed the inhabitants of the ancient world as being both dominated by fate and exposed to fewer risks, but this very readable and groundbreaking new book challenges these views. It shows that the Romans inhabited a world full of danger and also that they not only understood uncertainty but employed a variety of ways to help to affect future outcomes. The first section focuses on the range of cultural attitudes and traditional practices that served to help control risk, particularly among the non-elite population. The book also examines the increasingly sophisticated areas of expertise, such as the law, logistics and maritime loans, which served to limit uncertainty in a systematic manner. Religious expertise in the form of dream interpretation and oracles also developed new ways of dealing with the future and the implicit biases of these sources can reveal much about ancient attitudes to risk.

Author : A. D. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107014282

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Warfare in the Roman World by A. D. Lee Pdf

Thematic treatment of the broader impact of warfare in the Roman world, integrating Late Antiquity alongside the Republic and Principate.

Author : Jed W. Atkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107107007

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Roman Political Thought by Jed W. Atkins Pdf

A thematic introduction to Roman political thought that shows the Romans' enduring contribution to key political ideas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780521810722

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Empire and Political Cultures in the Roman World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henrik Mouritsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107031883

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Politics in the Roman Republic by Henrik Mouritsen Pdf

A very readable introduction exploring much-contested issues and debates, and providing an original synthesis of this important topic.

Author : Liba Taub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521113700

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Science Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity by Liba Taub Pdf

This book explores how science and mathematics were communicated in antiquity in a wide variety of texts, including poetry, letters and biographies.

Author : Arjan Zuiderhoek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521198356

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The Ancient City by Arjan Zuiderhoek Pdf

This book provides a survey of modern debates on Greek and Roman cities, and a sketch of the cities' chief characteristics.

Author : Beryl Rawson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405187671

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A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Beryl Rawson Pdf

A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic history Includes contributions from established and rising international scholars Features illustrations of families, children, slaves, and ritual life, along with maps and diagrams of sites and dwellings Honorable Mention for 2011 Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers

Author : Lisa Nevett
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472130238

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Theoretical Approaches to the Archaeology of Ancient Greece by Lisa Nevett Pdf

Employs a new theoretical approach toward ancient Greek material culture

Author : Troels Myrup Kristensen,Wiebke Friese
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351856263

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Excavating Pilgrimage by Troels Myrup Kristensen,Wiebke Friese Pdf

This volume sheds new light on the significance and meaning of material culture for the study of pilgrimage in the ancient world, focusing in particular on Classical and Hellenistic Greece, the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity. It thus discusses how archaeological evidence can be used to advance our understanding of ancient pilgrimage and ritual experience. The volume brings together a group of scholars who explore some of the rich archaeological evidence for sacred travel and movement, such as the material footprint of different activities undertaken by pilgrims, the spatial organization of sanctuaries and the wider catchment of pilgrimage sites, as well as the relationship between architecture, art and ritual. Contributions also tackle both methodological and theoretical issues related to the study of pilgrimage, sacred travel and other types of movement to, from and within sanctuaries through case studies stretching from the first millennium BC to the early medieval period.