9781107664920-1107664926-Campus Martius: The Field of Mars in the Life of Ancient Rome

Campus Martius: The Field of Mars in the Life of Ancient Rome

ISBN-13: 9781107664920
ISBN-10: 1107664926
Author: Paul W. Jacobs II, Diane Atnally Conlin
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 268 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107664920
ISBN-10: 1107664926
Author: Paul W. Jacobs II, Diane Atnally Conlin
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 268 pages

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Campus Martius: The Field of Mars in the Life of Ancient Rome (ISBN-13: 9781107664920 and ISBN-10: 1107664926), written by authors Paul W. Jacobs II, Diane Atnally Conlin, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other History (Architecture) books. You can easily purchase or rent Campus Martius: The Field of Mars in the Life of Ancient Rome (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.48.

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A mosquito-infested and swampy plain lying north of the city walls, Rome's Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, was used for much of the period of the Republic as a military training ground and as a site for celebratory rituals and occasional political assemblies. Initially punctuated with temples vowed by victorious generals, during the imperial era it became filled with extraordinary baths, theatres, porticoes, aqueducts, and other structures - many of which were architectural firsts for the capitol. This book explores the myriad factors that contributed to the transformation of the Campus Martius from an occasionally visited space to a crowded center of daily activity. It presents a case study of the repurposing of urban landscape in the Roman world and explores how existing topographical features that fit well with the Republic's needs ultimately attracted architecture that forever transformed those features but still resonated with the area's original military and ceremonial traditions.

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