Houses in Herculaneum : A new View on the Town Planning and the Building of Insulae III and IV /
In this study a new view is given on the city-plan of ancient Herculaneum, by combining the evidence from the ancient writers, the 19th century explorations and the analysis of the measurements of the excavated house-blocks ('insulae'). Furthermore, it contains a detailed examination of th...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
1998.
Series:
Circumvesuviana ;
1.
Classical Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.
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Call Number: DG70.H5
| Summary: | In this study a new view is given on the city-plan of ancient Herculaneum, by combining the evidence from the ancient writers, the 19th century explorations and the analysis of the measurements of the excavated house-blocks ('insulae'). Furthermore, it contains a detailed examination of the southernmost insulae III and IV, with surprising results. First of all the allotment of these two insulae is made visible, which gives way to a discussion about the division of land in pre-Roman Campania. Furthermore, the author distinguishes some new types of houses, which differ from the already known atrium buildings. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004669208 |