Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism
About the Book Series
Over the course of the last two decades the study of urban space in the Roman world has progressed rapidly with new analytical techniques, many drawn from other disciplines such as architecture and urban studies, being applied in the archaeological and literary study of Roman cities. These dynamically interdisciplinary approaches are at the centre of this series. The series includes both micro-level analyses of interior spaces as well as macro-level studies of Roman cities (and potentially also wider spatial landscapes outside the city walls). The series encourages collaboration and debate between specialists from a wide range of study beyond the core disciplines of ancient history, archaeology and Classics such as art history and architecture, geography and landscape studies, and urban studies. Ultimately the series provides a forum for scholars to explore new ideas about space in the Roman city.
For further information about contributing to the series please contact Amy Davis-Poynter at [email protected]
Running Rome and its Empire: The Places of Roman Governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Antonio Lopez Garcia
April 14, 2025
This volume explores the transformation of public space and administrative activities in republican and imperial Rome through an interdisciplinary examination of the topography of power. Throughout the Roman world building projects created spaces for different civic purposes, such as hosting ...
Rural Baths in Roman Britain: A Colonisation of the Senses
1st Edition
By Giacomo Savani
February 19, 2025
This book explores the function and socio-cultural significance of rural bathhouses, seeking to redefine our understanding of the relationships between these buildings and the identities of the communities residing in the countryside of Roman Britain. The popularity of baths in antiquity and their ...
Space, Movement, and Visibility in Pompeian Houses
1st Edition
By Michael Anderson
November 29, 2024
This volume examines the pivotal role of movement, visibility, and experience within Pompeian houses as a major factor determining house form; the use of space; and the manner, meaning, and modalities of domestic daily life, through the application of GIS-based analysis. Through close ...
Greek Cities and Roman Governors: Placing Power in Imperial Asia Minor
1st Edition
By Garrett Ryan
January 29, 2024
This volume uses the travels of Roman governors to explore how authority was defined in and by the public places of Greek cities. By demonstrating that the places where imperial officials and local notables met were integral to the strategies by which they communicated with one another, Greek ...
Pompeian Peristyle Gardens
1st Edition
By Samuli Simelius
January 29, 2024
This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Pompeian Peristyle Gardens provides a novel understanding of how the domus was planned, ...
Rethinking the Roman City: The Spatial Turn and the Archaeology of Roman Italy
1st Edition
Edited
By Dunia Filippi
January 29, 2024
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 ...
Urbanisation in Roman Spain and Portugal: Civitates Hispaniae in the Early Empire
1st Edition
By Pieter Houten
January 29, 2024
The principal aims of Urbanisation in Roman Spain and Portugal: Civitates Hispaniae in the Early Empire are to provide a comprehensive reconstruction of the urban systems of the Iberian Peninsula during the Early Empire and to explain why these systems looked the way they did. While some chapters ...
Food Provisions for Ancient Rome: A Supply Chain Approach
1st Edition
By Paul James
May 31, 2023
This book defines the processes used for delivering a range of food items to the city of Rome and its hinterland from the first century AD using modern supply chain modelling techniques. The subject matter delves into the wider supply of goods, such as wood and building products, to add further ...
Space, Movement and the Economy in Roman Cities in Italy and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Frank Vermeulen, Arjan Zuiderhoek
May 31, 2023
How were space and movement in Roman cities affected by economic life? What can the study of Roman urban landscapes tell us about the nature of the Roman economy? These are the central questions addressed in this volume. While there exist many studies of Roman urban space and of the Roman economy,...
Urban Space and Urban History in the Roman World
1st Edition
Edited
By Miko Flohr
August 01, 2022
This volume investigates how urban growth and prosperity transformed the cities of the Roman Mediterranean in the last centuries BCE and the fi rst centuries CE, integrating debates about Roman urban space with discourse on Roman urban history. The contributions explore how these cities developed ...