The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture Book contents
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- Two Deconstructing Roman Concrete
- Three A New Date for Concrete in Rome
- Four A View from the Suburbium
- Five Building Samnite Pompeii
- Six Colonial Networks
- Seven Conclusion
- Appendix Catalog of Sites
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Seven - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2021
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- Two Deconstructing Roman Concrete
- Three A New Date for Concrete in Rome
- Four A View from the Suburbium
- Five Building Samnite Pompeii
- Six Colonial Networks
- Seven Conclusion
- Appendix Catalog of Sites
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Drawing together the evidence gathered in the previous chapters, the concluding discussion concentrates on the historical implications of the revised chronology. Highlighting the existence of simultaneous developments in both core and periphery, the chapter offers a reassessment of the agency of indigenous communities and of their independent contributions to the development of Roman building methods and architecture. Taking the political and economic integration of Late Republican Italy into account, it also suggests a new model for the diffusion of the technology, acknowledging how elite networks may have influenced the mobility of skilled craftsmen and, therefore, technological transfer.
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- The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman ArchitectureTechnology and Society in Republican Italy, pp. 232 - 243Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021