The Afterlife of the Roman City: Architecture and Ceremony in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9781107686335 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 315 str.

Hendrik W. Dey

Opis

This book offers a new perspective on the evolution of cities across the Roman Empire in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

Recenzje

'This well-written yet nuanced and critical study makes an important contribution to this debate and to the integration of small finds into the wider narrative.' Lucy Grig, Antiquity

Spis treści

1. Introduction: urban living and the 'fall' of the Roman Empire; 2. New urban forms for a new empire: the third century and the genesis of the late antique city; 3. Ceremonial armatures: porticated streets and their architectural appendages; 4. 'Dark ages' and the afterlife of the classical city; 5. Postscript: architecture, ceremony, and monastic cities in Carolingian Francia.