Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Roman North African Urbanism
This chapter presents the peculiarly “African” characteristics of Roman African cities, and focuses on a North African city form, its shape and components, including the public buildings and piazzas whose use united its occupants. North Africa was a largely urban society long before the Romans conquered Carthage in 146 bce. The chapter also focuses on the aspects of the North African city that are best understood from a regional perspective: the foundation of new Roman sites, urban growth, and civic promotion. The town plan may have included elements for future construction, like the theater, whose position cutting into the slope of a low hill appears to have been left vacant until its construction in 168 ce. The Roman economy was extremely visible in the town's potters, who produced African Red Slip Ware that was sold at regional markets.
Roman North African Urbanism
This chapter presents the peculiarly “African” characteristics of Roman African cities, and focuses on a North African city form, its shape and components, including the public buildings and piazzas whose use united its occupants. North Africa was a largely urban society long before the Romans conquered Carthage in 146 bce. The chapter also focuses on the aspects of the North African city that are best understood from a regional perspective: the foundation of new Roman sites, urban growth, and civic promotion. The town plan may have included elements for future construction, like the theater, whose position cutting into the slope of a low hill appears to have been left vacant until its construction in 168 ce. The Roman economy was extremely visible in the town's potters, who produced African Red Slip Ware that was sold at regional markets.
Roman North African Urbanism
Hitchner, R. Bruce (Herausgeber:in) / Dufton, J. Andrew (Autor:in) / Fentress, Elizabeth (Autor:in)
A Companion to North Africa in Antiquity ; 173-201
22.03.2022
29 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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