The Ancient Roman City (Ancient Society and History)
Stambaugh aims at a comprehensive view of urban life in the ancient Roman world. Offering an overview of political history, liberally seasoned with a survey of the architectural development of Rome, he incorporates a catalog of the best known statesmen and authors; these figures are later invoked for the light they can shed on urban values and perspectives. The book's latter half provides a panorama of various aspects of Roman city living. The topography and the city's architecture provide a distinctive emphasis for an introductory account much like L. Richardson Jr.'s Pompeii: An Architectural History , which joins Stambaugh's in the new series "Ancient History and Society." James S. Ruebel, Iowa State Univ., AmesCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.