Urban History Archive
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The Subsidiary Temple of Nekhtnebef at Tell el-Balamun
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsThe subsidiary temple constructed by Nekhtnebef (Nectanebo I) as a barque-station on the cross-axis of the Amun-Temple at Tell el-Balamun has been the subject of excavation during various seasons of excavation at the site by the British Museum, most recently in Spring 2004. The accumulated understanding of the monument gained through this work is now sufficient to present some conclusions on its design and how it compares with other temples of the period. -
The Fall and Decline of the Roman Urban Mind
Posted on February 24, 2013 | No CommentsIn this chapter we argue that, in spite of the fascination with Rome as the caput mundi -
Kushite buildings at Kawa
Posted on February 19, 2013 | No CommentsA number of temples, other religious monuments and houses were excavated at Kawa in the 1920s and 1930s by the Oxford Excavation Committee. The current survey and excavation project by the Sudan Archaeological Research Society has been recording many additional buildings of the early Kushite period, some of which are presented in this article. -
Information-gathering and the strategic use of culture in Herodotus
Posted on February 8, 2013 | No CommentsHerodotus -
From periphery to centre: pagan continuity and revival in Britain and Rome during the late fourth century AD
Posted on February 4, 2013 | No CommentsThe term 'cult acts' has also been posited as a mare apt description of Roman religious practice, and this certainly does account for the panoply of practices of a religious nature that existed in the Roman world; differences in culture, class, geography and ancestry led individuals to seek religious affiliatians unique to themselves -
Some Observations on Nero and the City of Rome
Posted on January 27, 2013 | No CommentsMost Neronian interventions concerning the layout of the city have been made after the Great Fire of A.D. 64. Two of the few previous important interventions were the new arrangement of the via Recta and the construction of the pons Neronianus, giving access to the area with the new baths Nero built near those of Marcus Agrippa. -
The nature of urbanism in Ancient Egypt
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsThese developmental differences in urbanisation, as expressed through evolving nature and functions, are the underlying premise of Wilson -
Hittite Cities – Looking for a Concept
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsThe -
Exploring the limits of skilled craftsmanship: the fullonicae of Roman Italy
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsCompared to most other crafts, the activities of fullers in Roman Italy have left a significant body of both material and immaterial traces. -
Augustus and the Evolution of Roman Concepts of Leadership
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsMost will agree with the observation that Augustus was a master of what shall we call it? Spin? There will be disagreement as to the integrity of his claims. I prefer to follow the teachings of Edwin Judge that Augustus was so much in control of language that he could bend its specificity to say precisely what he wanted to say and to say what could not be gainsaid.
