{"product_id":"a-companion-to-cities-in-the-greco-roman-world-isbn-9781119399834","title":"A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World\u003c\/i\u003e offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient urban landscape, as well as less-frequently explored themes such as ecology, war, and representations of cities in literature, art, and political philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed chapters present critical discussions of research on Greco-Roman urban societies, city economies, key political events, significant cultural developments, and more. Throughout the Companion, the authors provide insights into major developments, debates, and approaches in the field. An unrivalled reference work on the subject, the volume focusses on both the archaeological (spatial, architectural) as well as the historical (institutions, social structures) aspects of ancient cities, and makes Greco-Roman urbanism accessible to scholars and students of urbanism in other historical periods, up to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the authoritative \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and lecturers in Classics, Ancient History, and Classical\/Mediterranean Archaeology, as well as historians and archaeologists looking to update their knowledge of Greek or Roman urbanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Studying ancient (Greek and Roman) urbanism: research context, commonalities, and specificities 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArjan Zuiderhoek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Urbanism and urbanization 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Early Greek urbanism 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bintliff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Early Roman urbanism in its Italian context 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarleen K. Termeer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 City foundations and urbanism in the Hellenistic world 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Reger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Urban patterns in the Early Roman Empire, 27 BCE–250 CE 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuuk de Ligt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The urban landscape 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Urban planning and development 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiko Flohr Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Agoras and forums 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher P. Dickenson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Spectacle buildings and baths 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSadi Maréchal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Urban housing in the ancient Mediterranean 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiko Flohr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Traffic, movement, and the urban streetscape 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric Poehler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Greco-Roman urban water infrastructure 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn Olga Koloski-Ostrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Urban margins in Greco-Roman cities 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaskia Stevens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The city as a political community 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Politics and political institutions in Archaic and Classical Greek cities 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Political institutions in Hellenistic and Roman-era Greek cities 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArjan Zuiderhoek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Politics and political institutions in Roman cities in Italy and the West 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher J. Dart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Kings, governors, and emperors: Greek cities’ interactions with powerful outsiders during theHellenistic and Roman periods 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSviatoslav Dmitriev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Economy and society 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Cities and socioecological systems in the ancient world 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStef Boogers, Bas Beaujean, and Jeroen Poblome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 City and country in the Greek world 306\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward M. Harris and David M. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 City and country in the Roman world 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTymon de Haas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Greek urban social structures 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKostas Vlassopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Urban social structures in the Roman world 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily Hemelrijk and Miko Flohr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Civic ritual and civic identity 375\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Civic cults in Classical Athens 377\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ.Z. van Rookhuijzen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Urban religion in Roman cities 395\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJörg Rüpke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Cities and war 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Fighting poleis: Greek cities at war 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoel Konijnendijk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 War and the city in the Roman world 424\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Erdkamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Imagined cities 441\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The (utopian) city in Greek political thought 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Ballingall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Cicero’s ideal city 458\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDean Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Representations of the city in Greek and Roman literature 469\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristiaan Caspers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The visual imagination and representation of the ancient city 481\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnette Haug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Late Antiquity and beyond 503\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Late Roman cities in the West 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Underwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Greco-Roman cities in the Late Antique East 525\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIne Jacobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The afterlife of the ancient city 546\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Wallace-Hadrill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 560\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiko Flohr\u003c\/b\u003e is University Lecturer in Ancient History at Leiden University, Netherlands. His research focuses on the architecture and archaeology of the everyday urban living environment. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe World of the Fullo: Work, Economy, and Society in Roman Italy \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of \u003ci\u003eUrban Craftsmen and Traders in the Roman World, The Economy of Pompeii, Urban Space and Urban History in the Roman World,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValuing Labour in Greco-Roman Antiquity.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArjan Zuiderhoek\u003c\/b\u003e is Full Professor of Ancient History at Ghent University, Belgium. He has worked primarily on the socio-political and socio-economic history of Greek cities under the Roman Empire, and also has a strong interest in the Greek city in earlier periods, and broader socio-economic themes. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpace, Movement and the Economy in Roman Cities in Italy and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World\u003c\/i\u003e offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. 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