Ancient Rome : City Planning and Administration

ISBN-13: 9780415022347 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 272 str.

O. F. Robinson;O. F. Robinson

Opis

The population of ancient Rome at its peak exceeded that of any previous western city, or any that came after it until the Industrial Revolution. The requirements for its running - to keep the inhabitants fed and provided with water, drainage and entertainment, to enable the people to move about freely and in relative safety, to facilitate a reasonable harmony with their neighbours meant that a pragmatic system of administrative law was needed.

Rome was a huge city. Running it required not only public works and services but also specialised law. This innovative work traces the development of that law and system in the main areas of administration. The book incorporates and develops previous historical and topographical works by relating their findings to the Roman legal framework, building up a portrait of public administration, unusually comprehensive for the ancient world.

Recenzje

`... had me curling my toes with pleasure as [Robinson] took me in fine detail through every apect of the legal regulation, administration and control (no archaeology here) of the most populous city of the western world before the Industrial revolution...' - ad familiares

Spis treści

Introduction: Limitations of Space and Time 1. The Physical City 2. Town Planning: The Long View Chapter 3. Building Controls 4. Public Buildings and Public Works 5. Streets and Thoroughfares 6. The Tiber 7. Water and Fire 8. Public Health and Safety 9. Control of Services 10. Feeding the City 11. Shows and Spectacles 12. The Forces of Law and Order 13. Public Order 14. Loose Ends Bibliography

O autorze

O. F. Robinson