David J Newsome
Biographic Data
| ID | 9303460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David J Newsome |
| GIVEN NAMES | David J |
| FAMILY NAME | Newsome |
| SIGNATURE | NEWSOME D J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Argei
The term Argei designated two elements of a purification ceremony in Rome: twenty‐seven shrines throughout the city and twenty‐seven straw effigies, which were thrown into the Tiber from the Sublician Bridge on May 15.
Negotium
As Isidore remarked, “ negotium signifies many things” ( Etym . 18.15.3: Negotium multa significat ).
Architects
It is not always possible to disentangle the architect from the patron, the builder, or the dedicator, and the broad semantic range of terms that might be grouped beneath architecton/ architectus is problematic. Plato ( Plt . 260A–B) suggests that the architecton was responsible for delegation and direction rather than hands‐on building. In the Late Roman Republic, then most notably with Vitruvius under Augustus, we see the distinction between th…
Architecture, civic, Roman Empire
Over the last two decades, studies of Roman architecture in the imperial period have been influenced by theories of visual communication and the extent to which architectural developments mirror the society that produced particular buildings, precincts, or urban forms.
Rome, Ostia, Pompeii
This book demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and motion within urban spaces. Detailed case studies from the three best-known cities of Roman Italy are provided, revealing how movement contributes to our understanding of the ways that different elements of society interacted in space, and how the movement of people and materials shaped urban development. The chapters examine the imp…
Rome, Ostia, Pompeii
"Demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and motion within urban spaces. This volume provides detailed case studies from the three best-known cities from Roman Italy, revealing how movement contributes to our understanding of the ways different elements of society interacted in space, and how the movement of people and materials shaped urban development."--Book jacket
Centrality in its Place
Traffic, Space and Legal Change around the Casa del Marinaio at Pompeii (VII 15.1-2)
Centrality in its Place
Traffic, Space and Legal Change around the Casa del Marinaio at Pompeii (VII 15.1-2)
Rome, Ostia, Pompeii
This book demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and motion within urban spaces. Detailed case studies from the three best-known cities of Roman Italy are provided, revealing how movement contributes to our understanding of the ways that different elements of society interacted in space, and how the movement of people and materials shaped urban development. The chapters examine the imp…
Rome, Ostia, Pompeii
"Demonstrates how studies of the Roman city are shifting focus from static architecture to activities and motion within urban spaces. This volume provides detailed case studies from the three best-known cities from Roman Italy, revealing how movement contributes to our understanding of the ways different elements of society interacted in space, and how the movement of people and materials shaped urban development."--Book jacket
Argei
The term Argei designated two elements of a purification ceremony in Rome: twenty‐seven shrines throughout the city and twenty‐seven straw effigies, which were thrown into the Tiber from the Sublician Bridge on May 15.
Negotium
As Isidore remarked, “ negotium signifies many things” ( Etym . 18.15.3: Negotium multa significat ).
Architects
It is not always possible to disentangle the architect from the patron, the builder, or the dedicator, and the broad semantic range of terms that might be grouped beneath architecton/ architectus is problematic. Plato ( Plt . 260A–B) suggests that the architecton was responsible for delegation and direction rather than hands‐on building. In the Late Roman Republic, then most notably with Vitruvius under Augustus, we see the distinction between th…
Architecture, civic, Roman Empire
Over the last two decades, studies of Roman architecture in the imperial period have been influenced by theories of visual communication and the extent to which architectural developments mirror the society that produced particular buildings, precincts, or urban forms.
Art (5 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works)