The afterlife of the Roman city : architecture and ceremony in late antiquity and the early middle ages /
"This book offers a new and surprising perspective on the evolution of cities across the Roman Empire in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages (third to ninth centuries AD). It suggests that the tenacious persistence of leading cities across most of the Roman world is due, far more than prev...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: urban living and the 'fall' of the Roman Empire
- New urban forms for a new empire: the third century and the genesis of the late antique city
- Ceremonial armatures: porticated streets and their architectural appendages
- 'Dark ages' and the afterlife of the classical city
- Postscript: architecture, ceremony, and monastic cities in Carolingian Francia.
