Ancient Roman Gardens
Author | : Elisabeth B. MacDougall |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780884021001 |
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Author | : Elisabeth B. MacDougall |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780884021001 |
Author | : Diana Spencer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1107400244 |
This survey explores how and why Romans of the late Republic and early Principate were fascinated with landscaped nature. Thematic discussions and case studies work through what 'landscape' represented and how studying Roman identity in terms of place, environment and the natural world helps us better to understand Rome itself.
Author | : Wilhelmina F. Jashemski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2017-12-28 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1108327036 |
In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.
Author | : Linda Farrar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780752464435 |
A history of the development of Roman gardens from humble vegetable patches to the sophisticated formats seen at the height of the empire. Domestic, public, town and country gardens are covered, and archaeological research is used to illustrate the value of gardens to contemporary society.
Author | : Susan E. Alcock |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521568197 |
Tracing social and economic developments from 200 B.C. to A.D. 200, the particular emphasis of this study lies in the use of archaeological surface survey data, a form of evidence only recently available to examine the countryside and demographic change of the ancient world.
Author | : Katharine T. von Stackelberg |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2009-06-22 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1134071655 |
This innovative book is the first comprehensive study of ancient Roman gardens to combine literary and archaeological evidence with contemporary space theory. It applies a variety of interdisciplinary methods including access analysis, literary and gender theory to offer a critical framework for interpreting Roman gardens as physical sites and representations. The Roman Garden: Space, Sense, and Society examines how the garden functioned as a conceptual, sensual and physical space in Roman society, and its use as a vehicle of cultural communication. Readers will learn not only about the content and development of the Roman garden, but also how they promoted memories and experiences. It includes a detailed original analysis of garden terminology and concludes with three case studies on the House of Octavius Quartio and the House of the Menander in Pompeii, Pliny’s Tuscan garden, and Caligula’s Horti Lamiani in Rome. Providing both an introduction and an advanced analysis, this is a valuable and original addition to the growing scholarship in ancient gardens and will complement courses on Roman history, landscape archaeology and environmental history.
Author | : Elisabeth Blair MacDougall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Gardens |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nico Roymans |
Publisher | : Amsterdam University Press |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9089643486 |
Monografie over onderzoek naar Romeinse villa's en hun omgeving in de noordelijke provincies van het Romeinse Rijk.
Author | : John Salmon |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134841647 |
Human Landscapes in Classical Antiquity shows how today's environmental and ecological concerns can help illuminate our study of the ancient world. The contributors consider how the Greeks and Romans perceived their natural world, and how their perceptions affected society. The effects of human settlement and cultivation on the landscape are considered, as well as the representation of landscape in Attic drama. Various aspects of farming, such as the use of terraces and the significance of olive growing are examined. The uncultivated landscape was also important: hunting was a key social ritual for Greek and hellenistic elites, and 'wild' places were not wastelands but played an essential economic role. The Romans' attempts to control their environment are analyzed. This volume shows how Greeks and Romans worked hand in hand with their natural environment and not against it. It represents an outstanding collaboration between the disciplines of history and archaeology.