Title Urbanism and empire in Roman Sicily / Laura Pfuntner

Edition First edition Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (317 pages) Series Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. Contents Urban abandonment in the late Republic and early Principate (CA. 50 BC-AD 50) -- Urban abandonment in the high Empire (CA. AD 50-250) -- The southwestern coast : economic integration, political privilege, and urban survival -- The northeastern coast : civil war and colonization -- Eastern Sicily : from Syracusan to Roman hegemony -- Roman urbanism in Sicily -- New forms of settlement in Roman imperial Sicily Summary Sicily has been the fulcrum of the Mediterranean throughout history. The island?s central geographical position and its status as ancient Rome?s first overseas province make it key to understanding the development of the Roman Empire. Yet Sicily?s crucial role in the empire has been largely overlooked by scholars of classical antiquity, apart from a small number of specialists in its archaeology and material culture. Urbanism and Empire in Roman Sicily offers the first comprehensive English-language overview of the history and archaeology of Roman Sicily since R. J. A. Wilson?s Sicily under the Roman Empire (1990). Laura Pfuntner traces the development of cities and settlement networks in Sicily in order to understand the island?s political, economic, social, and cultural role in Rome?s evolving Mediterranean hegemony. She identifies and examines three main processes traceable in the archaeological record of settlement in Roman Sicily: urban disintegration, urban adaptation, and the development of alternatives to urban settlement. By expanding the scope of research on Roman Sicily beyond the bounds of the island itself, through comparative analysis of the settlement landscapes of Greece and southern Italy, and by utilizing exciting evidence from recent excavations and surveys, Pfuntner establishes a new empirical foundation for research on Roman Sicily and demonstrates the necessity of including Sicily in broader historical and archaeological studies of the Roman Empire Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Urbanization -- Italy -- Sicily -- History Cities and towns -- Italy -- Sicily -- History HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome. HISTORY / Ancient / Rome Antiquities Cities and towns Territorial expansion Urbanization SUBJECT Sicily (Italy) -- Antiquities Sicily (Italy) -- History -- To 800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122246 Rome -- Territorial expansion Subject Italy -- Sicily Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 1477317236 9781477317235 9781477317242 1477317244

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