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The spatial turn has brought forward new analytical imperatives about the importance of space in the relationship between physical and social networks of meaning. This volume explores this in relation to approaches and methodologies in the study of urban space in Roman Italy. As a consequence of these new imperatives, sociological studies on ancient Roman cities are flourishing, demonstrating a new set of approaches that have developed separately from traditional historical and topographical analyses. Rethinking the Roman City represents a convergence of these different approaches to propose a new interpretive model, looking at the Roman city and one of its key elements: the forum. After an introductory discussion of methodological issues, internationally known specialists consider three key sites of the Roman world Rome, Ostia, and Pompeii. Chapters focus on physical space and/or the use of those spaces to interrelate these different approaches. The focus then moves to the Forum Romanum, considering the possible analytical trajectories available (historical, topographical, literary, comparative, and sociological), and the diversity of possible perspectives within each of these

Author

Dunia Filippi;

Publisher

Routledge Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351115414

Subjects

History, Humanities