The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the Ancient WorldLooks at the Roman town as a work of art, discusses the mythical, historical, and ritual aspects of ancient towns, and examines the implications for modern urban design. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 19 |
Rome and Romulus | 27 |
Two City and Site | 41 |
Haruspication | 51 |
The Surveyors | 59 |
The First Furrow | 65 |
Three Square and Cross | 72 |
Four Guardians of Centre Guardians of Boundaries | 97 |
23 | 169 |
Ritual and Hysteria | 188 |
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Conclusion | 194 |
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The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy and the ... Joseph Rykwert No preview available - 2010 |
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References to this book
The Development of the Polis in Archaic Greece Lynette Mitchell,P.J. Rhodes No preview available - 2003 |