Roman Roads

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Roman Roads

New Evidence - New Perspectives

Edited by: Anne Kolb

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110638332

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About this book

This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective. The focus is on the diverse local histories and the varying degrees of significance of individual roads and regional networks, which are treated here for the most important regions of the empire and beyond.
The assembled contributions will be of interest to historians, archaeologists and epigraphers, since they tackle matters as diverse as the technical modalities of road-building, the choice of route, but also the functionality and the motives behind the creation of roads. Roman roads are further intimately related to various important aspects of Roman history, politics and culture. After all, such logistical arteries form the basis of all communication and exchange processes, enabling not only military conquest and security but also facilitating the creation of an organized state as well as trade, food supply and cultural exchange. The study of Roman roads must always be based on a combination of written and archaeological sources in order to take into account both their concrete geographical location and their respective spatial, cultural, and historical context.

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Anne Kolb, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
I. A Broader View
Via ducta – Roman Road Building: An Introduction to Its Significance, the Sources and the State of Research Anne Kolb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Roads in the Roman World: Strategy for the Way Forward Richard Talbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Roots to Routes: Gandhara’s Landscapes of Mobility Grant Parker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Rom und die Fernhandelswege durch Arabien Michael A. Speidel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Le livre de poste de Turbo, curateur du praesidium de Xèron Pelagos (Aegyptus) Hélène Cuvigny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
II. The Roads of the Empire
Travelling between the Euphrates and the Tigris in Late Antiquity Anthony Comfort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Milestones near Roman Army Installations in Desert Areas of the Provinces of Palaestina and Arabia Chaim Ben David Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Römische Straßen und Meilensteine im Ebenen Kilikien Mustafa H. Sayar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
CIL XVII, 5, 3: Neue Meilensteine und Straßen aus der Cilicia Aspera Hamdi Şahin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Via publica vel militaris: Die Bernsteinstraße in spätantoninischer und severischer Zeit Stefan Groh and Helga Sedlmayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
The Peutinger Map, the Roman Army and the First Military Roads in Dacia Florin-Gheorghe Fodorean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Roman Roads in Moesia Superior at Six Points Miroslava Mirković Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Some Considerations about the Roman Road Network in Central Balkan Provinces Vladimir P. Petrović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
Du premier milliaire au dernier palimpseste: cinq siècles et demi de présence romaine en Grèce François Mottas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
Miliaria in der Provinz Lusitania Michael Rathmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Road Network and Roman Frontier in Numidia: the Region of Tobna Stéphanie Guédon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
Twin Roads: the Road Carthage-Theveste and the via nova Rusicadensis; some Observations and Questions Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	338
Miliari e viabilità dell’Etruria romana: un aggiornamento e alcune considerazioni Alfredo Buonopane and Chantal Gabrielli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Excavations in the North of Italy along the via Claudia Augusta Patrizia Basso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	404
Autorenliste Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Ancient History, Classics, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Papyrology, Geography.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 434
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 160
- Coloured Illustrations: 20
Keywords: Roman Empire; Provinces; Milestones; Archaeology of Roads

eBook

Published: July 22, 2019
ISBN: 9783110638332

Hardcover

Published: August 5, 2019
ISBN: 9783110618693

Paperback

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110763348