| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 823 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans |
| Series |
Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 30 |
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Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 30.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter One. Villae Maritimae; Chapter Two. Villae Maritimae as Economic Enterprises; Chapter Three. Villae Rusticae and the Ideological Realm; Chapter Four. The Archaeology of Rural Villas; Chapter Five. The "Villa Schiavistica" Model; Chapter Six. Villa Topography: Infrastructure and Imperial Villas; Chapter Seven. Villa Topography and Involvement with Neighbors; Chapter Eight. The Chronology of Villas and the Second-century "Crisis"; Conclusions; Catalogue; Appendix A. Chronology of Villa Sites |
| Summary |
This volume investigates the socio-economic role of elite villas in Roman Central Italy drawing on both documentary sources and material evidence. Through the composite picture emerging from the juxtaposition of literary texts and archaeological evidence, the book traces elite ideological attitudes and economic behavior, caught between what was morally acceptable and the desire to invest capital intelligently. The analysis of the biases affecting the application of modern historiographical models to the interpretation of the archaeology frames the discussion on the identification of slave quar |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D., Columbia University, 2004) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 797-816) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- Italy, Central
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Architecture and society -- Italy, Central
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
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Architecture and society
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Architecture, Domestic
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Classical antiquities
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Economic history
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Villa's.
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Economische aspecten.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Byggnadskonst -- romerska riket -- antiken.
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Byggnader -- romerska riket -- antiken.
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Romerska villor -- Italien.
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Arkitektur och samhälle.
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Romerska fornlämningar.
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| SUBJECT |
Italy, Central -- Economic conditions -- History
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Italy, Central -- Antiquities, Roman
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Italy, Central -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Italy -- Italy, Central
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Midden-Italië.
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Italien -- ekonomiska förhållanden -- historia.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047421221 |
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9047421221 |
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1281921637 |
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9781281921635 |
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9786611921637 |
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661192163X |
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