Roman villas in central Italy

Brill

2007

xv, 823 pages

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; 30

9789004160378

Villae Maritimae. The Villa Maritimae in ancient literary sources ; The archeological evidence -- Villae Maritimae as economic enterprises. Fish-breeding and salinae ; Figlinae and agriculture ; Real-estate speculation -- Villae Rusticae and the ideological realm. The Villa Rustica in ancient literary sources -- The archaeology of rural villas. Wool and textile production -- The "Villa Schiavistica" model. Reinterpreting the archaeological data ; "Ergastula" in country villas -- Villa topography : infrastructure and imperial villas. Villas and infrastructure ; Villas and imperial properties -- Villa topography and involvement with neighbors -- The chronology of villas and the second-century "crisis" -- Conclusions -- Catalogue. Introduction to the catalogue ; Latium ; Tuscany ; Umbria ; Index of villa sites ; List of villa plans -- Appendix A. Chronology of villa sites -- Appendix B. Data for villa sites in Latium -- Appendix C. Data for villa sites in Tuscany -- Appendix D. Data for villa sites in Umbria

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