Gustav Hermansen provides a basis for constructive debate on the social and economic life of the Roman city of Ostia. Ostia unveils ancient social history, architecture, city planning, and community life, and is complete with extensive floor plans, photographs, and line drawings.
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- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 937/.6
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- e-it---
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- 9781459304413 0888640668
- LCCN
- DG70.O8
- LCCN Item number
- H47 1982eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xv, 261 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00603480 (OCoLC)243595452 (CaOOCEL)405714
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Abbreviations 10
- Preface 14
- Acknowledgement 18
- Introduction 20
- Notes 33
- 1 The Roman Apartment 36
- New Discoveries 36
- The Rooms of the Apartment and Their Names 37
- Eight Ostian Apartments 43
- Apartment Living and Its Influence on the Late Domus Architecture 62
- A Survey of Medianum Apartments in Ostia 66
- Notes 69
- 2 The Guilds of Ostia 74
- A Survey of Guilds 75
- Seats of Identified Guilds 80
- Seats of Unnamed Guilds 94
- Notes 107
- 3 The Roman Building Code in Ostia and the Property of the Guilds 110
- Basic Property Laws 110
- The Themistocles Complex 115
- Four Guild Seats and Their Property 130
- Conclusions 139
- Notes 141
- 4 The Taverns of Ostia 144
- Tönnes Kleberg's Work: The Ostian Evidence 144
- Survey and Interpretation of Ostian Taverns 146
- Notes 202
- 5 The Taverns of Ostia and Rome: Community Centres and Trouble Spots 204
- The Functions of the Taverns of Ostia 204
- Tavern Styles 210
- The Taverns and the Emperor 215
- Notes 223
- 6 Fire and Fire Protection 226
- Fires in Constantinople 227
- City-Roman Fire Legislation in Ostia 230
- Fire Hazards in Ostia 232
- Fire Protection by Demolition 234
- Evidence of Fires in Ostia 235
- Nero's Porticus as Fire Protection 236
- Corpus Vigilum 242
- Notes 244
- 7 Grain Horrea: Storage Capacity and Storage Method 246
- Notes 255
- Appendix: The Guilds of Ostia 258
- Glossary 262
- A 262
- B 263
- C 263
- D 265
- E 265
- F 266
- G 266
- H 266
- I 267
- L 267
- M 267
- N 268
- O 268
- P 268
- Q 269
- R 269
- S 269
- T 270
- U 270
- V 270
- Z 270
- Index of Names and Subjects 272
- A 272
- B 272
- C 273
- D 273
- E 274
- F 274
- G 274
- H 274
- I 274
- J 274
- K 274
- L 274
- M 274
- N 275
- P 275
- Q 275
- R 275
- S 275
- T 275
- U 275
- V 276
- W 276
- Z 276
- Index of Sources 278
- A. Classical Authors 278
- A 278
- B 278
- C 278
- D 279
- G 279
- H 279
- I 279
- J 279
- M 279
- N 279
- P 279
- S 279
- T 279
- V 279
- B. Inscriptions 280
