Rome the CosmopolisCatharine Edwards, Greg Woolf Cambridge University Press, 2 lis 2006 - 268 Ancient Rome was a vast and multifarious metropolis. By coercion and seduction it drew to itself a population from every province of its empire, as well as foodstuffs, building materials and entertainments from all over the world. What impact did the possession of empire have on the city itself? How did its inhabitants, visitors and subjects make sense of its unique role? How did Rome stay Roman when it contained the world? This collection of essays seeks to explore key aspects of the relationship between Rome and its empire. |
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Cosmopolis Rome as World City | 1 |
The triumph of the absurd Roman street theatre | 21 |
Incorporating the alien the art of conquest | 44 |
Inventing Christian Rome the role of early Christian art | 71 |
Slavery and the growth of Rome The transformation of Italy in the second and first centuries BCE | 100 |
Rivalling Rome Carthage | 123 |
Migration and the Metropolis | 147 |
Germs for Rome | 158 |
Embracing Egypt | 177 |
The City of Letters | 203 |
Bibliography | 222 |
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