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Roman Italy

Italy and the West: Comparative Issues in Romanization
edited by Simon Keay and Nicola Terrenato
Nineteen papers examining varied responses to Romanization, and how this affects our view of the development of the Roman Empire. The traditional view of Romanization is as the triumph of a superior and more advanced culture over primitive communities, brought about by military expansion and resulting in the creation of a uniform political and cultural entity. It is only in the last twenty years that the variety of responses that Romanization ...
Paperback. Price GB £28.00

Chariots and Other Wheeled Vehicles in Italy Before the Roman Empire
by J. H. Crouwel
Chariots and Other Wheeled Vehicles in Italy before the Roman Empire presents evidence for transport by wheeled vehicle in Italy before the Roman Imperial period, the beginning of which is often thought to be marked by Augustuss conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The study begins with a glossary of technical terms and with evidence for roads and the animals that were used in draught. The major part is concerned with the vehicles themselves - ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Publisher's Price GB £48.00, Our Price GB £36.00

Bridging the Tiber: Approaches to regional archaeology in the Middle Tiber Valley
edited by Helen Patterson
Few river valleys can claim the historical importance of the Tiber, and an understanding of the river and its valley is key to an understanding of Rome and its place in the ancient world. When Rome was in its ascendancy, the Tiber became a vital route for communication and trade, but when Rome went into decline, the Tiber became a buffer-zone between Rome and Byzantium. This ebb and flow, with the associated reorganisation of social, political ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £49.95, Our Price GB £22.50

Between Rome and Carthage: Southern Italy During the Second Punic War
by Michael P. Fronda
Hannibal invaded Italy with the hope of raising widespread rebellions among Rome's subordinate allies. Yet even after crushing the Roman army at Cannae, he was only partially successful. Why did some communities decide to side with Carthage and others to side with Rome? This is the fundamental question posed in this book, and consideration is given to the particular political, diplomatic, military and economic factors that influenced individual ...
Hardback. Price GB £63.00

Romans on the Bay of Naples
by Lawernce Keppie
Pompeii and Herculaneum are obviously justly famous and two of the most visited archaeological sites in the world. However the same region around the Bay of Naples is host to a wealth of other Roman sites which are unfortunately much less well known. Thus, whilst this guidebook does include information on Pompeii and Herculaneum, it is other sites which are prioritised, such as Pozzuoli, in fact a larger and more important town in Roman times, or ...
Paperback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £17.99

Vesuvius: A Biography
by Alwyn Scarth
Written from the perspective of a geologist, this is broadly a narrative of the role of Vesuvius in the history of Campania, tracing human interaction with the volcano, and in particular the results of its frequent activity. Scarth deftly introduces the reader to the geology of the region and the emergence of the volcanic field, as well as the particular features of the region's volcanic activity with helpful diagrams. He then traces the history ...
Hardback. Price GB £24.95

From Asculum to Actium: The Municipalization of Italy from the Social War to Augustus
by Edward Bispham
The Social War (91-88 BC) ended with Roman victory over their Italian allies. This full and impressive study looks at the aftermath - the municipalization of Italy. The allies were granted Roman citizenship and their states broken up to be replaced by municipia, or citizen communities, on a new Roman model. The scale of these changes were unprecedented hitherto in Roman history and Edward Bispham examines both their impact on Roman institutions ...
Hardback. Price GB £90.00

Pompeii Awakened: A Story of Rediscovery
by Judith Harris
This book is not about Pompeii itself, but about its rediscovery, and the effect its ruins have had on subsequent culture. The book charts the immense excitement generated by the excavation of the Temple of Isis in 1764, the draw the site had on Napoleon and Lady Hamilton, its importance to the romantic movement, and central place in the Grand Tour, and the enduring fascination with its erotic art - to Victorian moralists it was Sodom and ...
Hardback. Price GB £20.00

Pompeii: The Living City
by Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence
In AD 62 much of Pompeii was crushed by a devastating earthquake. With many of its citizens buried or, at the very least, their fortunes gone, the earthquake would have been regarded as an act of the gods. After years of rebuilding lives and the city itself all was lost during the eruption of AD 79. Both these events figure prominently in Pompeii: The Living City, which presents a vividly realised portrait of the people of Pompeii who not ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £9.99, Our Price GB £3.95

The Suburban Villas of Campania and their Social Function
by Geoff Adams
Oxbow says:Through the study of literary and archaeological evidence, and more especially the statistical analysis of floor plans, Geoff Adams examines the social function of suburban villas in the Italian region of Campania. Focusing on evidence from Pompeii, Herculaneaum and Stabiae, he compares the use of space and social function of urban and suburban houses and looks at the allocation of space for entertaining guests and leisure ...
Paperback. Price GB £38.00