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The shape of the Roman order the republic and its spaces / Daniel J. Gargola.
| Author/creator | Gargola, Daniel J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017] |
| Description | xiv, 289 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in the history of Greece and Rome Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. ^A371494 |
| Contents | Representing the res publica -- Rome, its magistrates, and its empire -- Rome and its Italy -- The augurs and their spaces -- Sciences of the center -- Laws, decrees, edicts, and their spaces. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016036907 |
| ISBN | 9781469631820 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |