FORM OR FUNCTION? TOWARDS A TYPOLOGY OF AUGUSTAN CITY WALLS IN ROMAN ITALY
During the Augustan period, some 18 cities in Roman Italy constructed city walls around their urban centres – the last cluster of city walls to be built here until the late third century AD. There was no defensive imperative for walls at this time, as the heart of the empire was relatively peaceful...
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| Main Author: | Isobel Pinder |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mega Publishing House
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology |
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| Online Access: | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/270 |
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