Title: Houses and society in the later Roman Empire /
Authors: Bowes, Kimberly Diane, 1970-
Publisher: Duckworth,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Architecture, Roman History.; Architecture, Domestic Italy History.; Dwellings Rome.; Rome Social life and customs.
Abstract: Kim Bowes debates the image of later Roman houses as reflections of decadence and despotism to offer instead a less sharply periodized view of later houses, stressing their continuity with houses of the early empire. She suggests that these houses bespeak a competitive elite society set in motion by socio-economic reforms.
Contents: Introduction -- Inventing the later Roman house -- The archaeology of later Roman houses -- Houses and history -- New directions.