John E. Stambaugh is professor of classics at Williams College. He is the coauthor of The New Testament in Its Social Environment.

" The Ancient Roman City is so full of novel facts, useful synthesis and insightful summations, that the non-specialist is frequently drawn to dwell on the footnotes, track down the intriguing references and generally to reflect on what has been read... Likely to become a standard reference work for undergraduate and high school libraries, a popular supplementary textbook, and a well-worn occupant of that handy shelf near your desk. Classical World

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Growth of RomeChapter 1. Earliest RomeChapter 2. Expansion under the RepublicChapter 3. The Late Republic, 146 – 144 B.C.Chapter 4. The Augustan CityChapter 5. Rome under the EmperorsPart II. Urban Life in RomeChapter 6. PopulationChapter 7. City GovernmentChapter 8. Services, Public and PrivateChapter 9. The Commercial CityChapter 10. Households and HousingChapter 11. City and SuburbsChapter 12. Social Life in the CityChapter 13. The City and the GodsChapter 14. Roman HolidaysPart III. Patterns of Roman UrbanismChapter 15. The Theory and Practice of Building TownsChapter 16. CosaChapter 17. PompeiiChapter 18. OstiaChapter 19. Arelate (Arles)Chapter 20. Thamugadi (Timgad)List of PlatesNotesIndex

John E. Stambaugh is professor of classics at Williams College. He is the coauthor of The New Testament in Its Social Environment.

" The Ancient Roman City is so full of novel facts, useful synthesis and insightful summations, that the non-specialist is frequently drawn to dwell on the footnotes, track down the intriguing references and generally to reflect on what has been read... Likely to become a standard reference work for undergraduate and high school libraries, a popular supplementary textbook, and a well-worn occupant of that handy shelf near your desk. Classical World

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Growth of RomeChapter 1. Earliest RomeChapter 2. Expansion under the RepublicChapter 3. The Late Republic, 146 – 144 B.C.Chapter 4. The Augustan CityChapter 5. Rome under the EmperorsPart II. Urban Life in RomeChapter 6. PopulationChapter 7. City GovernmentChapter 8. Services, Public and PrivateChapter 9. The Commercial CityChapter 10. Households and HousingChapter 11. City and SuburbsChapter 12. Social Life in the CityChapter 13. The City and the GodsChapter 14. Roman HolidaysPart III. Patterns of Roman UrbanismChapter 15. The Theory and Practice of Building TownsChapter 16. CosaChapter 17. PompeiiChapter 18. OstiaChapter 19. Arelate (Arles)Chapter 20. Thamugadi (Timgad)List of PlatesNotesIndex

John E. Stambaugh is professor of classics at Williams College. He is the coauthor of The New Testament in Its Social Environment.

" The Ancient Roman City is so full of novel facts, useful synthesis and insightful summations, that the non-specialist is frequently drawn to dwell on the footnotes, track down the intriguing references and generally to reflect on what has been read... Likely to become a standard reference work for undergraduate and high school libraries, a popular supplementary textbook, and a well-worn occupant of that handy shelf near your desk. Classical World

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Growth of RomeChapter 1. Earliest RomeChapter 2. Expansion under the RepublicChapter 3. The Late Republic, 146 – 144 B.C.Chapter 4. The Augustan CityChapter 5. Rome under the EmperorsPart II. Urban Life in RomeChapter 6. PopulationChapter 7. City GovernmentChapter 8. Services, Public and PrivateChapter 9. The Commercial CityChapter 10. Households and HousingChapter 11. City and SuburbsChapter 12. Social Life in the CityChapter 13. The City and the GodsChapter 14. Roman HolidaysPart III. Patterns of Roman UrbanismChapter 15. The Theory and Practice of Building TownsChapter 16. CosaChapter 17. PompeiiChapter 18. OstiaChapter 19. Arelate (Arles)Chapter 20. Thamugadi (Timgad)List of PlatesNotesIndex