Roman Architecture / Edition 2

by Frank Sear

Overview

Frank Sear traces the evolution of architecture during the four centuries from the late Republic, when Roman building came of age, to A.D. 330, when Constantine moved the empire's capital to Constantinople. More than 200 photographs, maps, and drawings illustrate a discussion ranging over the extent of the empire, from Italy and North Africa and to the European and eastern provinces.

Sear elucidates the complex development of Roman architecture by studying in detail the one site he feels to be the most significant and representative of a given period or province and by placing each site in its historical and cultural context. Incorporating the latest archaeological findings, Sear treats much more than stylist innovations; he carefully considers the building methods and materials used by Roman architects and engineers, and he pays close attention to the conditions under which the buildings were erected. This updated edition of Roman Architecture includes a full bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138543737
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/29/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Frank Sear is Head of Classical Studies and Director of the Centre for Classics and Archaeology at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

1. Republican Rome 2. Roman Building Types 3. The Age of Augustus 4. Roman Architects, Building Techniques and Materials 5. The Julio-Claudians 6. Two Roman Towns: Pompeii and Ostia 7. The Flavians 8. Trajan and Hadrian 9. North Africa 10. The European Provinces 11. The Eastern Provinces 12. The Late Empire

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Attractive and carefully presented.... It has the virtues of being clear, concise, and readable."

Editorial Reviews

"Sear’s unrivalled knowledge of Roman architecture allows him to present a vast array of buildings and urban landscapes in enviably clear and concise prose. He sets developments in buildings’ techniques, styles and functions illuminatingly in their wider historical context. Time and again he picks out telling detail to which his sharp eye gives meaning." - Ewen Bowie, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK.

"In this extensively rewritten and updated edition of his classic history of Roman architecture, Frank Sear proves both an authoritative and reliable guide and one propelled by his hallmark enthusiasm for all aspects of architecture." - Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, University of Cambridge, UK.

'Sear’s unrivalled knowledge of Roman architecture allows him to present a vast array of buildings and urban landscapes in enviably clear and concise prose. He sets developments in buildings’ techniques, styles and functions illuminatingly in their wider historical context. Time and again he picks out telling detail to which his sharp eye gives meaning.'

Ewen Bowie, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK

'In this extensively rewritten and updated edition of his classic history of Roman architecture, Frank Sear proves both an authoritative and reliable guide and one propelled by his hallmark enthusiasm for all aspects of architecture.'

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, University of Cambridge, UK

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