The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture Technology and Society in Republican Italy
Book contents
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- Two Deconstructing Roman Concrete
- Three A New Date for Concrete in Rome
- Four A View from the Suburbium
- Five Building Samnite Pompeii
- Six Colonial Networks
- Seven Conclusion
- Appendix Catalog of Sites
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Five - Building Samnite Pompeii
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2021
Book contents
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- Two Deconstructing Roman Concrete
- Three A New Date for Concrete in Rome
- Four A View from the Suburbium
- Five Building Samnite Pompeii
- Six Colonial Networks
- Seven Conclusion
- Appendix Catalog of Sites
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
The chapter analyzes the relationship between building techniques and urbanization processes in Pre-Roman Pompeii, revealing the correlation between social status and the ability and drive to innovate in the field of domestic architecture, and reconstructing the pace at which the technology was extended to public building. The evidence from Capua and Cumae, two major urban sites that were incorporated under a Roman praefectura just after the Second Punic War, provides important parallels to contextualize the Pompeian pattern within the regional phenomenon and to measure the impact (or lack thereof) of direct Roman political influence.
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- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman ArchitectureTechnology and Society in Republican Italy, pp. 125 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021