Urbanism and Empire in Roman Sicily by Laura Pfuntner - 9781477333631

Name: Urbanism and Empire in Roman Sicily by Laura Pfuntner - 9781477333631
Brand: University of Texas Press

University of Texas Press

Urbanism and Empire in Roman SicilyAuthor(s): Laura Pfuntner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9781477333631, 978-1477333631\nSynopsis\nSicily has been the fulcrum of the Mediterranean throughout history. The island's central geographical position and its status as ancient Rome's first overseas province make it key to understanding the development of the Roman Empire. Yet Sicily's crucial role in the empire has been largely overlooked by scholars of classical antiquity, apart from a small number of specialists in its archaeology and material culture. Urbanism and Empire in Roman Sicily offers the first comprehensive English-language overview of the history and archaeology of Roman Sicily since R. J. A. Wilson's Sicily under the Roman Empire [tel]. Laura Pfuntner traces the development of cities and settlement networks in Sicily in order to understand the island's political, economic, social, and cultu.