• Italic Architecture of the Earlier First Millennium BCE

    Author(s):
    Jeffrey Becker (see profile)
    Date:
    2013
    Group(s):
    Ancient Greece & Rome, Classical archaeology, Roman archaeology
    Subject(s):
    Classical antiquities, Etruscans--Antiquities
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Classical archaeology, Roman archaeology, Etruscan archeology
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6DG12
    Abstract:
    This chapter examines the underpinnings of Roman architecture by exploring some critical issues related to the architecture of central Italy primarily during the first half of the first millennium BCE. Four categories of buildings are considered, namely domestic architecture, civic architecture, defensive architecture, and sacred architecture. It can be shown that over the first half of the first millennium BCE, a tradition of indigenous construction emerged with characteristics of material and form that would continue to have a marked influence on architectural design throughout Roman history. The chapter offers some comments on the nature of the architecture of the Italian peninsula prior to the Hellenistic period and asks questions about the nature of indigenous architectural forms.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1002/9781118325117.ch1
    Publisher:
    Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Pub. Date:
    2013-10-25
    Book Title:
    A Companion to Roman Architecture
    Author/Editor:
    Jeffrey A. Becker
    Page Range:
    6 - 26
    ISBN:
    9781118325117
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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