A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Urban margins in Greco‐Roman cities
The Greco‐Roman city did not begin or end at the city wall: the relation between the city and its immediate environment was unmistakable yet complex, and from early on resulted in the emergence of a zone that was neither truly urban nor fully rural. These urban margins combined an array of functions and developed historically from the Greek to the Roman imperial period in quite substantial ways. Profiting from recent developments in scholarship, this chapter will explore the long term trends in the ways in which cities encroached upon the immediate countryside. The investigation incorporates ancient written sources, archaeological data, and inscriptions to contextualize and understand ancient perceptions of the urban edge.
Urban margins in Greco‐Roman cities
The Greco‐Roman city did not begin or end at the city wall: the relation between the city and its immediate environment was unmistakable yet complex, and from early on resulted in the emergence of a zone that was neither truly urban nor fully rural. These urban margins combined an array of functions and developed historically from the Greek to the Roman imperial period in quite substantial ways. Profiting from recent developments in scholarship, this chapter will explore the long term trends in the ways in which cities encroached upon the immediate countryside. The investigation incorporates ancient written sources, archaeological data, and inscriptions to contextualize and understand ancient perceptions of the urban edge.
Urban margins in Greco‐Roman cities
Flohr, Miko (editor) / Zuiderhoek, Arjan (editor) / Stevens, Saskia (author)
2024-08-20
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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