Ancient Bovillae : history, art, and archaeology of a lost city in the Roman hinterland / edited by Peter Hatlie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hatlie, Peter, editor.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bovillae (Extinct city)--History.

Bovillae (Extinct city).

Bovillae (Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Bovillae (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Art, Roman--Italy--Bovillae (Extinct city).

Art, Roman.

Rome--Antiquities.

Rome.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2025.

Summary:

Ancient Bovillae is the first comprehensive study in English about the ancient city south of Rome that flourished for centuries before eventual abandonment. After its peak of prosperity and influence in the first and second centuries CE, Bovillae went into steady decline as an urban center, then disappeared as an identifiable physical entity during the Middle Ages, and finally came to suffer complete abandonment in modern times. Despite previous archaeological inquiries, no major study on Bovillae has appeared in any language other than Italian, nor has there been one as comprehensive as this volume's examination. Ancient Bovillae goes well beyond the work of any previous publication by gathering together all known evidence about the city from the ancient, medieval, and modern ages, with contributors analyzing the significance of Bovillae in art, architecture, religion, and history. Written by a distinguished team of scholars and featuring nearly one hundred images of artifacts, monuments, and technical drawings associated with Bovillae, this book boldly pieces together evidence about the history, art, and archaeology of Bovillae. It draws attention to Bovillae's significance within the Roman world as well as its transformation and decline in the post-Roman era. Peter Hatlie is Professor of Classics at the Rome, Italy campus of the University of Dallas.

Contents:

Introduction : Bovillae, its long history and its many stories / Francesco de Angelis

I. Rome and Bovillae : a centuries-long dialogue between city and suburb

One. Rome and Bovillae through the early decades of the Empire / David Potter

II. Rome, Bovillae, and the Alban Hills during the Roman monarchy and republic

Two. Origins and Development of the Appia Antica from Rome to Bovillae / Elizabeth C. Robinson

Three. The Latin League and Bovillae : between history and archaeology / Maria Cristina Biella

III. Late republican and early imperial Bovillae : history and archaeology

Four. Clodius, Milo, and the Battle of Bovillae / D. H. Berry

Five. The remains of Bovillae

new evidence from old research / Paolo Liverani

IV. Important archaological finds at Bovillae

Six. Ancient sculptures from the area of Bovillae / Maria Grazia Picozzi

Seven. Inscriptions from the area of Bovillae / Maria Grazia Granino Cecere

Eight. Recent archaeological discoveries along the Appia Antica in the area of Bovillae / Micaela Angle, Pamela Cerino, and Andrea Pancotti

Nine. Sculptural finds from Bovillae : new directions / Elena Calandra, Micaela Angle, and Pamela Cerino

V. Bovillae's transformation, decline, and disappearance

Ten. History and archaeology of Greater Bovillae between the ninth and thirteenth Roman miles of the Appia Antica in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages / Lucrezia Spera

Eleven. Archaeological evidence for the origins of Christianity from the ninth to thirteenth Roman miles of the Appia Antica in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages / Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai

Twelve. Bovillae rediscovered and removed : antiquarians and treasure hunters south of Rome in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries / Ulf R. Hansson

VI. Epilogue : Bovillae today

Thirteen. Modern Rome's urban sprawl, historical memory and civic activism in the Roman suburbs, and the prospects of a cultural heritage project for Bovillae / Peter Hatlie.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-394) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472221899

0472221892

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