Roman Urban Street Networks: Streets and the Organization of Space in Four Cities (Routledge Studies in Archaeology)

268 Pages·2011·2.48 MB·English

by  Alan Kaiser

Roman Urban Street
Networks
Routledge Studies in Archaeology
1. An Archaeology of Materials
Substantial Transformations in Early
Prehistoric Europe
Chantal Conneller
2. Roman Urban Street Networks
Alan Kaiser
Roman Urban Street
Networks
Alan Kaiser
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kaiser, Alan.
Roman urban street networks / by Alan Kaiser.
p. cm. — (Routledge studies in archaeology ; 2)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Rome—Social life and customs. 2. Rome—Antiquities. 3. Streets—Rome—
History. 4. Plazas—Rome—History. 5. Street life—Rome—History. 6. City
and town life—Rome—History. 7. Public spaces—Rome—History. 8. Cities and
towns—Rome—History. 9. City planning—Rome—History. 10. Rome—History,
Local. I. Title.
DG78.K34 2011
937—dc22
2010041240
ISBN 0-203-82181-5 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN13: 978-0-415-88657-4 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978-0-203-82181-7 (ebk)
Contents
List of Tables vii
List of Graphs xi
List of Maps xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
1 Textual Evidence for Roman Perceptions of Streets and Plazas 16
2 Defi ning and Analyzing Street Networks in the Archaeological
Record 47
3 Pompeii 67
4 Ostia 106
5 Silchester 140
6 Empúries 170
7 Streets, Space, and Roman Urbanism 199
Notes 207
Bibliography 229
Index 245

Tables
1.1 Latin Vocabulary for Plazas and Specifi c Sections of
Streets 27
1.2 Generic Latin Vocabulary for Urban Streets 27
2.1 Categories of Urban Buildings Suggested by Vitruvius and
the Regionaries 60
2.2 Example of the Use of the Chi-Square Test for Statistical
Signifi cance 64
3.1 Categories for Architectural Units at Pompeii 75
3.2 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the City Gates 80
3.3 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Depth From the City Gates 81
3.4 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the Forum 86
3.5 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Depth From the Forum 87
3.6 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to the Number of Intersections 91
3.7 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to the Number of Intersections 92
3.8 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Type 101
3.9 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Type 102
viii Tables
4.1 Categories for Architectural Units at Ostia 114
4.2 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the City Gates 119
4.3 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Depth From the City Gates 120
4.4 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the Forum 124
4.5 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Depth From the Forum 126
4.6 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to the Number of Intersections 128
4.7 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to the Number of Intersections 129
4.8 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Type 135
4.9 Subcategories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in
Relation to Street Type 136
5.1 Categories for Architectural Units at Silchester 150
5.2 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the City Gates 157
5.3 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the Forum 161
5.4 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to the Number of Intersections 164
5.5 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Type 168
6.1 Categories for Architectural Units at Neapolis 176
6.2 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the City Gates 183
6.3 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Depth From the Agora 185
6.4 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to the Number of Intersections 189
Tables ix
6.5 Categories of the Uses of Architectural Spaces in Relation
to Street Type 192