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Romanization
Romanization is a somewhat contested shorthand description for the process of cultural change evident within the material record of the Roman provinces. Architecture has long been recognized as indicative of this process and the appearance of Roman‐type buildings as evidence for the cultural change. This cultural change is particularly marked in the western half of the empire, where there was a very different building tradition prior to conquest. Within Italy, the early development of Roman buildings is most evident in the coloniae, the new urban foundations sent out from Rome with a population of Roman citizens, such as Cosa in 273 BCE. The development of new architectural styles was a response to the new socio‐political and cultural context, and this allows us to understand provincial types that do not seem to accord to our typologies of Roman architecture derived from Rome.
Romanization
Romanization is a somewhat contested shorthand description for the process of cultural change evident within the material record of the Roman provinces. Architecture has long been recognized as indicative of this process and the appearance of Roman‐type buildings as evidence for the cultural change. This cultural change is particularly marked in the western half of the empire, where there was a very different building tradition prior to conquest. Within Italy, the early development of Roman buildings is most evident in the coloniae, the new urban foundations sent out from Rome with a population of Roman citizens, such as Cosa in 273 BCE. The development of new architectural styles was a response to the new socio‐political and cultural context, and this allows us to understand provincial types that do not seem to accord to our typologies of Roman architecture derived from Rome.
Romanization
Ulrich, Roger B. (editor) / Quenemoen, Caroline K. (editor) / Revell, Louise (author)
A Companion to Roman Architecture ; 381-398
2013-10-28
18 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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