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Published by The History Press, Stroud, 2011
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Explores the development of urban space in the region from the Carthaginian period and the beginnings of Roman rule in the second century BC, to the fall of Carthage and the province of Africa to the Vandals in AD 439. 160 pages. 16 pages of colour plates. Many b/w photographs, maps and plans through the text. Every book is sent in a cardboard postal package. Size: 25 Cm x 17.5 Cm.
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- Title
- The Cities of ROMAN AFRICA
- Author
- SEARS, Gareth
- Publisher
- The History Press, Stroud
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0752448439
- ISBN 13
- 9780752448435
- Edition
- First Edition.
The evolution of the city and aspects of city life in one of Rome's richest provinces
The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. From the beginnings of Roman rule in the second century BC to the fall of the province of Africa to the Vandals in AD 439, this history examines the development of urban space and cultural life in this province. It considers the Romanization of an area with its own distinctive pre-Roman culture, resistance to Roman rule, and how these factors affected the evolution of the cities under the Republic and Empire. It also looks at the development of cultural life in these new Roman cities, with chapters on religion, entertainment, and intellectual life; and investigates the way in which aspects of Roman culture were used and adapted by the African populations and in particular their elites.
The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. From the beginnings of Roman rule in the second century BC to the fall of the province of Africa to the Vandals in AD 439, this history examines the development of urban space and cultural life in this province. It considers the Romanization of an area with its own distinctive pre-Roman culture, resistance to Roman rule, and how these factors affected the evolution of the cities under the Republic and Empire. It also looks at the development of cultural life in these new Roman cities, with chapters on religion, entertainment, and intellectual life; and investigates the way in which aspects of Roman culture were used and adapted by the African populations and in particular their elites.
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About the Author
Gareth Sears is a specialist on Roman North Africa and the late Roman period and a member of the Cyrenaica Archaeological project, an international mission for the study of the Roman city of Cyrene in Libya.
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