A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

A COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient urban landscape, as well as less-frequently explored themes such as ecology, war, and representations of cities in literature, art, and political philosophy. Detailed chapters present critical discussions of research on Greco-Roman urban societies, city economies, key political events, significant cultural developments, and more. Throughout the Companion, the authors provide insights into major developments, debates, and approaches in the field. An unrivalled reference work on the subject, the volume focusses on both the archaeological (spatial, architectural) as well as the historical (institutions, social structures) aspects of ancient cities, and makes Greco-Roman urbanism accessible to scholars and students of urbanism in other historical periods, up to the present day. Part of the authoritative Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and lecturers in Classics, Ancient History, and Classical/Mediterranean Archaeology, as well as historians and archaeologists looking to update their knowledge of Greek or Roman urbanism. Cover Contents List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface Abbreviations Studying ancient (Greek and Roman) urbanism: research context, commonalities, and specificities Urbanism and urbanization Early Greek urbanism Early Roman urbanism in its Italian context City foundations and urbanism in the Hellenistic world Urban patterns in the Early Roman Empire, 27 BCE–250 CE The urban landscape Urban planning and development Agoras and forums Spectacle buildings and baths Urban housing in the ancient Mediterranean Traffic, movement, and the urban streetscape GrecoRoman urban water infrastructure Urban margins in GrecoRoman cities The city as a political community Politics and political institutions in Archaic and Classical Greek cities Political institutions in Hellenistic and Romanera Greek cities Politics and political institutions in Roman cities in Italy and the West Kings, governors, and emperors: Greek cities’ interactions with powerful outsiders during the Hellenistic and Roman periods Economy and society Cities and socioecological systems in the ancient world City and country in the Greek world City and country in the Roman world Greek urban social structures Urban social structures in the Roman world Civic ritual and civic identity Civic cults in Classical Athens Urban religion in Roman cities Cities and war Fighting poleis: Greek cities at war War and the city in the Roman world Imagined cities The (utopian) city in Greek political thought Cicero’s ideal city Representations of the city in Greek and Roman literature The visual imagination and representation of the ancient city Late Antiquity and beyond Late Roman cities in the West GrecoRoman cities in the Late Antique East The afterlife of the ancient city Index