The Shape of the Roman Order: The Republic and Its Spaces (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469668703)

"Rather than trying to understand the [Roman] Empire through the lens of modern organizations and institutions, Gargola looks at the idiosyncratic way the elite viewed the geographical world around them and how it fundamentally informed the way they ruled over their dominion. From what geometrical patterns they preferred to how they constructed their hierarchies in space, Gargola brings together a wide body of disparate materials to demonstrate how spatial orientation dictated action"--

Author: Daniel J. Gargola
ISBN-10: 146966870X
ISBN-13: 9781469668703
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2021
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.68d