The Politics of Public Space in Republican Rome (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107040496)

Taking public space as her starting point, Amy Russell offers a fresh analysis of the ever-fluid public/private divide in Republican Rome. Built on the 'spatial turn' in Roman studies and incorporating textual and archaeological evidence, this book uncovers a rich variety of urban spaces. No space in Rome was solely or fully public. Some spaces were public but also political, sacred, or foreign; many apparently public spaces were saturated by the private, leaving grey areas and room for manipulation. Women, slaves, and non-citizens were broadly excluded from politics: how did they experience and help to shape its spaces? How did the building projects of Republican dynasts relate to the communal realm? From the Forum to the victory temples of the Campus Martius, culminating in Pompey's great theatre-portico-temple-garden-house complex, The Politics of Public Space in Republican Rome explores how space was marked, experienced, and defined by multiple actors and audiences.

Author: Amy Russell
ISBN-10: 1107040493
ISBN-13: 9781107040496
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2015
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.15w x 0.80d