Cosa, the making of a Roman town / Frank E. Brown.

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Brown, Frank Edward, 1908-1988.

Title & Author:

Cosa, the making of a Roman town / Frank E. Brown.

Publication:

Description:

76 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Series:

Jerome lectures ; 13th ser.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The setting and the promise -- The founding and the lean years -- The forum -- Arx, port, and forum -- Town and country.

Summary:

"Cosa was a Latin colonia founded under Roman influence in southwestern Tuscany in 273 BC, perhaps on land confiscated from the Etruscans (Velleius Paterculus 1.14.7; Livy Periochae 14; Strabo 5.2.8). The Etruscan site (called Cusi or Cosia) may have been where modern Orbetello stands; a fortification wall in polygonal masonry at Orbetello's lagoon may be in phase with the walls of Cosa. The position of Cosa is distinct, rising some 113 metres above sea level and is sited 140 km northwest of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast, on a hill near the small town of Ansedonia. The town experienced a hard life and was never truly a prosperous Roman city, although it has assumed a position of prominence in Roman archaeology owing to the circumstances of its excavation."--Wikipedia.

ISBN:

0472041002
9780472041008

Subject:

Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Ansedonia.
Romans Italy Ansedonia.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Ansedonia.
Romains Italie Ansedonia.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Italie Ansedonia (Orbetello)
Romains Italie Ansedonia (Orbetello)
Classical antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Romans
Ansedonia (Italy) Antiquities, Roman.
Italy Antiquities, Roman.
Cosa (Extinct city)
Cosa (Italy)
Ansedonia, Italie Antiquités romaines.
Italie Antiquités romaines.
Cosa (Ville ancienne)
Italy
Italy Ansedonia
Italy Cosa (Extinct city)
Cosa

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Jerome lectures ; 13th ser.

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Location: Library main 83685
Call No.: PO7764; ID:85-B11496
Status: Available

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