
Published online:
31 January 2012
Published in print:
27 October 2005
Online ISBN:
9780191734618
Print ISBN:
9780197263259
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Early Rome: the Nature of the Debate Early Rome: the Nature of the Debate
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New Discoveries and Interpretations New Discoveries and Interpretations
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The Proto-urban Model The Proto-urban Model
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Comparisons with Greece Comparisons with Greece
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The Curiae The Curiae
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Chapter
5 The Beginnings of Urbanization in Rome
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Pages
91–111
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Published:October 2005
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Smith, Christopher, 'The Beginnings of Urbanization in Rome', in Robin Osborne, and Barry Cunliffe (eds), Mediterranean Urbanization 800-600 BC (London , 2005; online edn, British Academy Scholarship Online, 31 Jan. 2012), https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197263259.003.0005, accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter examines the urbanization process in Rome based on archaeological evidence. Archaeological attention has been refocused on Rome because the question of the reliability of our sources for early Rome has been reopened and because recent and ancient sources have been found to cohere to a surprising degree. The chapter suggests that the curiae are interestingly urban in their interests and functions, and in the way they participate in conscious and unconscious dialectics across the whole urban landscape. It also discusses the distinction between proto-urban and urban.
Keywords:
urbanization process, Rome, archaeological evidence, ancient sources, curiae, dialectics, urban landscape, proto-urban
Subject
Historical Archaeology
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