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- Title
Cities in the ‘long’ Late Antiquity, 2000–2012 – a survey essay.
- Authors
GRIG, LUCY
- Abstract
This essay surveys major themes and developments in the recent study of late antique urbanism. First, re-evaluations of the late phase of classical urbanism are discussed, whereby a simple narrative of ‘decline’ has been replaced by a much more chronologically and geographically nuanced picture. The importance of regional, indeed local, specificity is stressed, with different areas of the ancient world experiencing often radically different urban trajectories. Key aspects of late antique urbanism are considered, including the relationship between town and country, economic urban life, political versus social and religious urban history, before concluding with consideration of areas where future research is particularly needed.
- Subjects
URBAN studies; URBAN history; HISTORY of urban planning; WICKHAM, Chris; LIEBESCHUETZ, J. H. W. G.; ECONOMICS; HISTORY of capital cities
- Publication
Urban History, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 3, p554
- ISSN
0963-9268
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1017/S0963926813000369