The Urban Dialogue: An Analysis of the Use of Space in the Roman City of Empuries, Spain (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International, 901)

Kaiser, Alan

ISBN 10: 1841710970 / ISBN 13: 9781841710976

Published by Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports, 2000

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vi, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. This study should prove useful to archaeologists interested in issues of ancient urbanism both for the site it describes and for the techniques it utilizes. Roman Empúries is a significant site not as well known outside Spain as it deserves to be. Evidence from the city can offer much to debates on Greek colonization, ethnicity of larger Roman settlements, and ideology in monumental architecture. The present work on the city, which flourished from the 6th century BC to the end of the 1st century AD, is the most extensive so far written in English.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Urban Dialogue: An Analysis of the Use of Space in the Roman City of Empuries, Spain (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International, 901)
• Publisher: Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841710970
• ISBN 13: 9781841710976
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

Based on the author's doctoral thesis, this is a study of the layout, design, building functions, activity areas and the use of space in general, in the Spanish city of Empúries. Also known as Ampurias, this site, located just north of Barcelona, has been well excavated and serves as an excellent case study. Kaiser combines the use of GIS and other statistical methods with an interpretation of the arrangement and development of urban space and the people, desired functions and social issues that dictated it.

About the Author

Alan Kaiser