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Pompeii and the Ager Pompeianus

Laurence, Ray (2016) Pompeii and the Ager Pompeianus. In: Cooley, Alison E., ed. A Companion to Roman Italy. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World . Wiley Blackwell, pp. 401-416. ISBN 978-1-4443-3926-0. E-ISBN 978-1-118-99312-5. (doi:10.1002/9781118993125) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:55081)

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Abstract

Pompeii provides historians with the means to understand urbanism and its links to its hinterland. This chapter looks to the cultural memory of Pompeii's past located in texts and then moves on to examine the role of emulation, housing, and urban spectacle. In so doing, the site is set in the context of both its history and its landscape. The chapter emphasizes the role of both textual and archaeological sources as means to presenting an overview of the urban development of Pompeii.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/9781118993125
Uncontrolled keywords: Pompeii; Roman City; elite identity; cultural memory; urban history; landscape history
Subjects: C Auxiliary Sciences of History
C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
D History General and Old World
D History General and Old World > DE The Greco-Roman World
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Jacqueline Martlew
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2016 14:00 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 12:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/55081 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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