An urban geography of the Roman world, 100 BC to AD 300 / J.W. Hanson.
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TextSeries: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology ; 18.Publisher: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: viii, 818 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 178491472X; 9781784914721Subject(s): Urban archaeology -- Rome | Rome -- AntiquitiesLOC classification: DG77 | .H32 2016| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 792-793) and indexes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
List of Figures --Abbreviations --Preface -- Part One: Text, p.1 -- Chapter One: Introduction, p.3 -- Current Understanding, p.4 -- Aims and Objectives, p.6 -- Methodological Issues, p.7 -- The Database and GIS, p.8 -- Current Debates, p.9 -- Imperialism, p.9 -- The Economy, p.10 -- Growth, p.11 -- Integration, p.12 -- Using Urbanism as a Proxy for the Economy, p.13 -- The Consumer-Producer Debate, p.15 -- Consumers, Producers, and Traders, p.16 -- New Directions, p.17 -- Definitions of Urbanism, p.18 -- The Urban-Rural Divide, p.18 -- Ancient Perspectives on Urbanism, p.19 -- Modern Perspectives on Urbanism, p.20 -- Applying Modern Definitions to the Ancient World, p.21 -- Focus and Limits, p.24 -- Chapter Structure, p.25 -- Chapter Two: Urban Theory, p.27 -- Introduction, p.27 -- Early Theories: Smith and Malthus, p.27 -- Site and Situation, p.28 -- Von Thünen's 'Isolated State', p.29 -- Christaller's 'Central Place Theory', p.30 -- Urban Primacy and the Rank-Size Rule, p.31 -- Settlement Scaling Theory, p.32 -- Chapter Three: Numbers, Distributions, and Change over Time, p.33 -- Introduction, p.3 -- Ancient Sources, p.33 -- The Archaeological Record, p.37 -- The Barrington Atlas, p.37 -- Supplementary Sources, p.38 -- Information about Sites, p.39 -- A New Catalogue, p.41 -- Mapping Sites, p.43 -- Dating Sites, p.43 -- Results, p.45 -- Number, p.45 -- Distribution, p.46 -- Change over Time, p.47 -- Chapter Four: Sizes and Populations, p.49 -- introduction, p.49 -- Existing Estimates, p.51 -- Rame, p.51 -- Alexandria, p.53 -- Antioch, Carthage,Ephesus, and Other Large Sites, p.54 -- Using Sizes and Population Densities to Estimate Populations, p.55 -- Evidence for Sizes, p.56 -- Dating Estimates, p.60 -- Population Densities, p.60 -- The Extent of the Inhabited Area, p.61 -- The Number of Houses, p.62 -- The Number of Inhabitants per Household, p.63 -- Case Studies, p.65 -- Results, p.66 -- Individual Cities, p.66 -- The Urban Population, p.69 -- The Total Population and Urbanization Rate, p.70 -- The Urban Hierarchy, p.73 -- Chapter Five: Monumentality, p.75 -- Introduction, p.75 -- Evidence for Monumentality, p.76 -- Results, p.77 -- Chapter Six: Civic Status, p.81 -- Introduction, p.81 -- Evidence for Civic Statuses, p.82 -- Results, p.84 -- Chapter Seven: Spatial Patterns, p.88 -- Introduction, p.88 -- Site and Situation and Central Place Theory, p.88 -- Hinterlands, p.89 -- Connectivity, p.90 -- Chapter Eight: Discussion and Conclusions, p.94 -- Economic Growth and Integration, p.96 -- The Longue Duree, p.100 --Appendix, p.104 --Bibliography, p.105 --Figures, p.116 --Index, p.185 Part Two: Catalogue, p.193 --Select Bibliography, p.792 --Index 794