Main entry:

Marzano, Annalisa, 1969-

Title & Author:

Roman villas in central Italy : a social and economic history / by Annalisa Marzano.

Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Description:

xv, 823 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Series:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 30

Notes:
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D., Columbia University, 2004).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 797-816) and indexes.
Villae Maritimae. The Villa Maritimae in ancient literary sources ; The archeological evidence -- Villae Maritimae as economic enterprises. Fish-breeding and salinae ; Figlinae and agriculture ; Real-estate speculation -- Villae Rusticae and the ideological realm. The Villa Rustica in ancient literary sources -- The archaeology of rural villas. Wool and textile production -- The "Villa Schiavistica" model. Reinterpreting the archaeological data ; "Ergastula" in country villas -- Villa topography : infrastructure and imperial villas. Villas and infrastructure ; Villas and imperial properties -- Villa topography and involvement with neighbors -- The chronology of villas and the second-century "crisis" -- Conclusions -- Catalogue. Introduction to the catalogue ; Latium ; Tuscany ; Umbria ; Index of villa sites ; List of villa plans -- Appendix A. Chronology of villa sites -- Appendix B. Data for villa sites in Latium -- Appendix C. Data for villa sites in Tuscany -- Appendix D. Data for villa sites in Umbria.

Summary:

"This volume investigates the socioeconomic role of elite villas in Roman Central Italy drawing on both documentary sources and material evidence. Through the composite picture emerging from the juxtaposition of literary texts and archaeological evidence, the hook traces elite ideological attitudes and economic behavior, caught between what was morally acceptable and the desire to invest capital intelligently. The analysis of the biases affecting the application of modern historiographical models to the interpretation of the archaeology frames the discussion on the identification of slave quarters in villas and the putative second century crises of the Italian economy. The book brings an innovative perspective to the debate on the villa-system and the decline of villas in the imperial period."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

900416037X
9789004160378

Subject:

Architecture and society Italy, Central.
Architecture, Domestic Italy, Central.
Architecture et société Italie (Centre)
Architecture and society
Architecture, Domestic
Classical antiquities
Economic history
Villa's.
Economische aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
Cases de camp Itàlia Història.
Pobles i viles Itàlia Història.
Arquitectura domèstica Itàlia.
Arquitectura romana Itàlia.
Excavacions arqueològiques Itàlia.
Byggnadskonst romerska riket antiken.
Byggnader romerska riket antiken.
Romerska villor Italien.
Arkitektur och samhälle.
Romerska fornlämningar.
Italy, Central Economic conditions History.
Italy, Central Antiquities, Roman.
Italy, Central Economic conditions.
Italie (Centre) Conditions économiques.
Italie (Centre) Antiquités romaines.
Italy Italy, Central
Midden-Italië.
Itàlia Antiguitats romanes.
Italien ekonomiska förhållanden historia.

Form/genre:

Theses.
History

Added entries:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 30.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260432
Call No.: BIB 191334
Status: Available