{"product_id":"cities-and-territories-of-the-western-roman-empire-4th-century-bc-to-the-3rd-century-ad-paperback","title":"Cities and Territories of the Western Roman Empire: 4th Century BC to the 3rd Century AD - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRicardo Gonz?lez-Villaescusa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book showcases the unique shape of urban development that took hold during the Roman Empire, beginning in the Mediterranean basin before spreading out across Europe, and offers a fresh perspective on the cities and territories of the Roman West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the expansion of Rome came a particular form of social organisation: the Roman city. This book provides a basic introduction to Roman cities, not through the lens of architecture and urbanism, but from a social, legal, cultural, spatial, and functional perspective. It focuses on the Roman \u003ci\u003ecivitas \u003c\/i\u003e- the city and its territory - as the spatial model \u003ci\u003epar excellence \u003c\/i\u003eof Roman colonialism and expansion. Exploring primarily the cities and territories of the Western Empire, such as the Iberian Peninsula, Gaul, and Britain, Gonz?lez-Villaescusa revives from their ruins those central places that facilitated the circulation of people, goods, and information, forming the large urban network of a unified imperial territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCities and Territories of the Western Roman Empire: 4th Century \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eBC \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eto the 3rd Century AD \u003c\/em\u003eis suitable for school and university students, as well as the general reader interested in the subject of Roman cities in the Western Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Gonz?lez-Villaescusa\u003c\/b\u003e is a former member of the School of Higher Hispanic Studies at Casa de Vel?zquez; he worked as a full professor at the universities of Reims - Champagne Ardenne, and Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France). Since 2019, he has been Professor of Archaeology in the Gaul and North-West Europe and member of UMR 7041 ArScAn - Archaeology and Sciences for Antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457387544829,"sku":"9781032586267","price":49.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/In2rzZEurB9781032586267.webp?v=1777237498","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/cities-and-territories-of-the-western-roman-empire-4th-century-bc-to-the-3rd-century-ad-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}