Title The roads of Roman Italy : mobility and cultural change / Ray Laurence

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Mastering space: road building 312 44 BC; Town foundation in Roman Italy 300 30 BC; The politics of road building; Technological change; Time and distance; Transport economics; Inland waterways; Mules and muleteers: the scale of the transport economy; A mobile culture?; Viewing towns; generating space; Tota Italia: naming Italy; The extension of state power; Space-time in Roman Italy; Bibliography; Index Summary Offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and interpretation of Roman land transport and presents a well-documented analysis of the significance of land transport for Roman communication Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-214) and index Notes Print version record Subject Roads, Roman -- Italy. Transportation -- Social aspects -- Rome BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation. TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation. Economic history Roads, Roman Transportation -- Social aspects SUBJECT Rome -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115102 Subject Italy Rome (Empire) Form Electronic book LC no. 99020446 ISBN 9781136823879 1136823875 9781136824012 1136824014 9781136823947 1136823948 9780415166164 0415166160 9780415620062 0415620066

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