The politics of public space in Republican Rome /
Russell, Amy, 1982-
The politics of public space in Republican Rome / Amy Russell (Durham University). - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- 2. Roman concepts : publicus and privatus -- 3. The definition of political space in the Forum Romanum -- 4. The Forum between political space and private space -- 5. Gods, patrons, and community in sacred space -- 6. Greek, Roman, public, and private : the space of art and the art of space -- 7. Pompey and the privatisation of public space on the Campus Martius -- 8. Conclusion: The death of public space?
"Taking public space as her starting point, Amy Russell offers a fresh analysis of the ever-fluid public/private divide in Republican Rome. Built on the 'spatial turn' in Roman studies and incorporating textual and archaeological evidence, this book uncovers a rich variety of urban spaces. No space in Rome was solely or fully public. Some spaces were public but also political, sacred, or foreign; many apparently public spaces were saturated by the private, leaving grey areas and room for manipulation. Women, slaves, and non-citizens were broadly excluded from politics: how did they experience and help to shape its spaces? How did the building projects of Republican dynasts relate to the communal realm? From the Forum to the victory temples of the Campus Martius, culminating in Pompey's great theatre-portico-temple-garden-house complex, The Politics of Public Space in Republican Rome explores how space was marked, experienced, and defined by multiple actors and audiences"--
9781316466360 (electronic bk.) 1316466361 (electronic bk.)
To 476
Public spaces--History.--Rome
Space (Architecture)--Social aspects--History.--Rome
City and town life--History.--Rome
Espaces publics--Histoire.--Rome
Espace (Architecture)--Aspect social--Histoire.--Rome
Vie urbaine--Histoire.--Rome
HISTORY--Ancient--Rome.
Antiquities.
City and town life.
Manners and customs.
Public spaces.
Space (Architecture)--Social aspects.
Rome--Social life and customs.
Rome--Antiquities.
Rome--History--Republic, 510-265 B.C.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome (Italy)--History--To 476.
Rome--Antiquités.
Rome--Histoire--510-265 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome--Histoire--265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome (Italie)--Histoire--Jusqu'à 476.
Italy--Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History.
DG78 / .R868 2015eb
937/.02
The politics of public space in Republican Rome / Amy Russell (Durham University). - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- 2. Roman concepts : publicus and privatus -- 3. The definition of political space in the Forum Romanum -- 4. The Forum between political space and private space -- 5. Gods, patrons, and community in sacred space -- 6. Greek, Roman, public, and private : the space of art and the art of space -- 7. Pompey and the privatisation of public space on the Campus Martius -- 8. Conclusion: The death of public space?
"Taking public space as her starting point, Amy Russell offers a fresh analysis of the ever-fluid public/private divide in Republican Rome. Built on the 'spatial turn' in Roman studies and incorporating textual and archaeological evidence, this book uncovers a rich variety of urban spaces. No space in Rome was solely or fully public. Some spaces were public but also political, sacred, or foreign; many apparently public spaces were saturated by the private, leaving grey areas and room for manipulation. Women, slaves, and non-citizens were broadly excluded from politics: how did they experience and help to shape its spaces? How did the building projects of Republican dynasts relate to the communal realm? From the Forum to the victory temples of the Campus Martius, culminating in Pompey's great theatre-portico-temple-garden-house complex, The Politics of Public Space in Republican Rome explores how space was marked, experienced, and defined by multiple actors and audiences"--
9781316466360 (electronic bk.) 1316466361 (electronic bk.)
To 476
Public spaces--History.--Rome
Space (Architecture)--Social aspects--History.--Rome
City and town life--History.--Rome
Espaces publics--Histoire.--Rome
Espace (Architecture)--Aspect social--Histoire.--Rome
Vie urbaine--Histoire.--Rome
HISTORY--Ancient--Rome.
Antiquities.
City and town life.
Manners and customs.
Public spaces.
Space (Architecture)--Social aspects.
Rome--Social life and customs.
Rome--Antiquities.
Rome--History--Republic, 510-265 B.C.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome (Italy)--History--To 476.
Rome--Antiquités.
Rome--Histoire--510-265 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome--Histoire--265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome (Italie)--Histoire--Jusqu'à 476.
Italy--Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History.
DG78 / .R868 2015eb
937/.02