Public Space in the Post-Classical City

Proceedings of a One Day Colloquium held at Fransum, 23rd July 2007

edited by C.P. Dickenson and O.M. van Nijf

Book cover: Public Space in the Post-Classical City

Extent: 224 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Caeculus. Papers on Mediterranean Archaeology and Greek & Roman Studies

Series volume number: 7

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(February 2013)

ISBN: 9789042926530

Price: $50.00

Out of stock

Recent years have seen a renewed interest among scholars of the ancient world in the subject of public space. Squares, streets, gymnasia and bathhouses were central to the urban experience of the Greeks and the Romans and it is increasingly being recognized that investigating such spaces offers great potential for furthering our understanding of these ancient cultures. By combining archaeological and historical evidence research into subjects such as the design and layout of public spaces, day-to-day behavior and the erection of public monuments is leading to valuable new insights into the nature of ancient society.


Recent years have seen a renewed interest among scholars of the ancient world in the subject of public space. Squares, streets, gymnasia and bathhouses were central to the urban experience of the Greeks and the Romans and it is increasingly being recognised that investigating such spaces offers great potential for furthering our understanding of these ancient cultures. By combining archaeological and historical evidence research into subjects such as the design and layout of public spaces, day-to-day behaviour and the rection of public monuments is leading to valuable new insights into the nature of ancient society. This volume brings together contributions by scholars working on such topics for different periods and different parts of the Greek and Roman world. These papers range chronologically from the Hellenistic to the Roman Imperial Period and geographically from Asia Minor to Italy.

  • Edited by CP Dickenson
  • Edited by OM van Nijf