The growth and extent of Rome : from fringe to suburb
This thesis takes an interdisciplinary, multi-theoretical approach to investigate the physical growth and expansion of ancient Rome in relation to its concomitant economic and demographic development from its inception as a decidedly urban entity in the Archaic period (6th century BC) to the construction of the Aurelian Wall in the later 3rd century AD. In particular, it seeks to achieve more accurate delineations of Romeâs urban and suburban space, diachronically, and to analyze and qualify Romeâs physical and economic expansion through a re-assessment of the available archaeological and textual evidence and the employment of models and theories from disciplines such as Economic Geography, Regional Science, Urban Morphology, and Complexity Science. As such, case studies from Romeâs eastern periphery and so-called âsuburbiumâ were used to more fully explore and evaluate the applicability and usefulness of frameworks designed for the study of contemporary cities in an ancient setting. The results presented show that such approaches do have value for tracking and examining Romeâs urban and suburban growth on local, regional, and macro scales. In addition, their application allows both the underlying
Mandich, Matthew James
The growth and extent of Rome : from fringe to suburb. This thesis takes an interdisciplinary, multi-theoretical approach to investigate the physical growth and expansion of ancient Rome in relation to its concomitant economic and demographic development from its inception as a decidedly urban entity in the Archaic period (6th century BC) to the construction of the Aurelian Wall in the later 3rd century AD. In particular, it seeks to achieve more accurate delineations of Romeâs urban and suburban space, diachronically, and to analyze and qualify Romeâs physical and economic expansion through a re-assessment of the available archaeological and textual evidence and the employment of models and theories from disciplines such as Economic Geography, Regional Science, Urban Morphology, and Complexity Science. As such, case studies from Romeâs eastern periphery and so-called âsuburbiumâ were used to more fully explore and evaluate the applicability and usefulness of frameworks designed for the study of contemporary cities in an ancient setting. The results presented show that such approaches do have value for tracking and examining Romeâs urban and suburban growth on local, regional, and macro scales. In addition, their application allows both the underlying
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