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A well-written account notable for its attention to the human side of Imperial Rome and the livelihoods of its inhabitants as well as to the personalities of its leaders and the lavish history of the creation of their monumental capital. -- R. Ross Holloway, Brown University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
1. Approaching the Ancient City
2. The Creation of the Ancient Megalopolis of Rome
3. Rome after Hannibal
4. From Sulla to Octavian
5. The Creation of the Imperial City
6. The Consolidation of the Imperial City
7. The Antonine City
8. Neighborhoods, Pathways, and Rituals of the Imperial City
9. Supply, Service, and Productivity: The Urban Economy of Ancient Rome
10. The People of Imperial Rome
11. On the Fringe: Rome beyond the Pomerium
12. The Prelude to the Christian City
Notes
Glossary of Latin Terms
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Stephen L. Dyson is a professor of classics at the University at Buffalo and has spent his career writing about archaeology and Roman history. His numerous books include In Pursuit of Ancient Pasts: A History of Classical Archaeology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, The Roman Countryside, and Community and Society in Roman Italy, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Reviews

An important addition to the literature on classical Rome... Highly recommended. Choice This exploration of Rome and what happened there seeks not only to examine the physical and structural evolution of the city from earliest times until the early Christian era, but also to explore its social and cultural history. Oxbow Book News This book successfully manages to link the tangible remains to the wider themes of Roman history. -- Jerry Toner Journal of Roman Studies