The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome.

Lott, J. Bert:

ISBN 10: 0521828279 / ISBN 13: 9780521828277

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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262 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben. Sonst ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar/ Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed. Otherwise a very good and clean copy. - This volume investigates the neighborhoods of ancient Rome during the reign of the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 c.E.). Focusing on a group of neighborhood-based voluntary associations that were important political and social communities for the citys diverse population of slaves and ex-slaves, it locates the Augustan neighborhoods within the broader context of the history of Rome. John Bert Lott stresses their importance as physical and cultural divisions of the city and investigates the distinctive relationship between local neighborhoods and Augustus himself. An interdisciplinary study that makes use of archaeological, epigraphic, and topographic evidence, this book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the urban life of Romes lower classes and to our understanding of the imperial ideology that supported the development of the dynastic Roman monarchy.I Introducing Neighborhoods at Rome and Elsewhere Neighborhoods at Rome Defining Neighborhoods Defining Vici in Ancient Rome Neighborhoods in Modern Thought Voluntary Associations Conclusion Neighborhoods in the Roman Republic Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Neighborhood Religion The Middle Republic The Late Republic Social Disaffection, Populäres, and Community Action Magistri Vici and Collegia Conipitalicia Neighborhoods in the Final Years of the Republic Conclusion Republic to Empire Julius Caesar The Triumvirate The Augustan Principate Before 7 b.c.e. A Statue for Mercurius on the Esquiline The Reforms of Augustus The Mechanics of Reform The Ideology of Reform Neighborhood Religion Emperor and Neighborhood Conclusion The Artifacts of Neighborhood Culture Think Globally, Act Locally Altars in the Neighborhoods Altar from the Vicus Statae Matris Vatican Inventory 311 Altar of the Vicus Aesculeti Altar of the Vicus Sandaliarius Ara Augusta of Lucretius Zethus Two Augustan Neighborhoods Vicus Compiti Acili Vicus of the Fasti Magistrorum Vici Numerius Lucius Hermeros Some Other Dedications and Magistri Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Appendix. Compital Dedications by Year Augustan Dedications Post Augustan Dedications Restorations of Augustan Compital Shrines Unknown Date but Certainly Augustan and Compital Unknown Date but Possibly Augustan and Compital Monuments Relevant to the Study of the Augustan Neighborhoods. ISBN 9780521828277 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1071.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521828279
• ISBN 13: 9780521828277
• Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket.
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1071 grams
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Synopsis

This volume investigates the neighborhoods of ancient Rome during the reign of the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE). Focusing on a group of neighborhood-based voluntary associations that were important political and social communities for the city's diverse population of slaves and ex-slaves, it locates the Augustan neighborhoods within the broader context of the history of Rome. John Bert Lott stresses their importance as physical and cultural divisions of the city and investigates the distinctive relationship between local neighborhoods and Augustus himself.

Review

"The book is attractively printed and designed, with useful photographs of compital altars, inscribed bases, and maps. Topographers, social, political, and religious historians, and students of Augustan artistic programs will find in Lott's book not only a coherent and well-researched contribution to neighborhood studies, but a source for illuminating discussions on numerous topics touching their specialties." New England Classical Journal, Peter J. Aicher, University of Southern Maine

"...the study contributes to our knowledge of Rome's lower classes, in that Lott gauges the impact of the emperor's reforms on the freedmen and slaves, who, as magistri and ministri vici respectively, typically assumed responsibility for the neighborhoods' cultic and administrative upkeep. What makes this study particularly useful is Lott's integration of the literary evidence for the vici during Augustus' reign with the comparatively abundant epigraphic and material evidence..."
Adam Serfass, Kenyon College

"The non-specialist...should derive a tremendous amount of welcome information from the volume." - Marjorie Venit, University of Maryland

"The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome is, nevertheless, an important book...this book should provide an excellent incentive to future research." - Carlos F. Norena, Yale University