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Rethinking Ostia : a spatial enquiry into the urban society of Rome's imperial port-town
Rethinking Ostia presents an archaeological and spatial approach to
Roman urbanism, focused on Rome’s port city. The study proceeds along
the route of a ‘spatial investigation’, offering a fresh look and
detailed insights into the past society and the built environment of
this port town. Following a scaled approach, the work examines different
aspects of Ostia’s urban landscape, applying Space Syntax’s methods for
spatial analysis to the urban neighbourhood of one city block – Insula
IV ii, selected buildings (Ostia’s guild seats), and the entire street
system. All through the study a ‘Space First’ policy has been followed,
combining archaeological research with today’s insights into urban
planning.
The heart of this scalar approach is the complete re-working of the
archaeological evidence and its interpretative potential for the city
block, Insula IV ii. This neighbourhood enjoys an excellent location and
boasts a striking variety of buildings including the well-known Terme
del Faro, the Caseggiato dell’Ercole, and the Caupona del Pavone, but
till now has not been studied in its entirety and within its own social
and spatial context. Through a careful reconstruction of the Insula’s
development over the first three centuries AD, the work fills a lacuna –
but more importantly it reveals the way everyday life was structured in
the city, and how this evolved over time in response to internal and
external influences on the lives of its inhabitants.
Rethinking Ostia draws upon archaeological data and extensive spatial
analyses, both carefully documented and illustrated. The findings
highlight the active role of space in structuring social activity in the
ancient city.LEI Universiteit LeidenClassical and Mediterranean Archaeolog
Clubs and Lounges at Roman Ostia: The Spatial Organisation of a Boomtown Phenomenon (Space Syntax Applied to the Study of Second Century AD ‘Guild Buildings’ at a Roman Port Town)
Classical and Mediterranean Archaeolog
Roman neighbourhoods by the numbers: A space syntax view on ancient city quarters and their social life.
Classical Archaeology - OU
Rethinking Ostia : a spatial enquiry into the urban society of Rome's imperial port-town
Rethinking Ostia presents an archaeological and spatial approach to
Roman urbanism, focused on Rome’s port city. The study proceeds along
the route of a ‘spatial investigation’, offering a fresh look and
detailed insights into the past society and the built environment of
this port town. Following a scaled approach, the work examines different
aspects of Ostia’s urban landscape, applying Space Syntax’s methods for
spatial analysis to the urban neighbourhood of one city block – Insula
IV ii, selected buildings (Ostia’s guild seats), and the entire street
system. All through the study a ‘Space First’ policy has been followed,
combining archaeological research with today’s insights into urban
planning.
The heart of this scalar approach is the complete re-working of the
archaeological evidence and its interpretative potential for the city
block, Insula IV ii. This neighbourhood enjoys an excellent location and
boasts a striking variety of buildings including the well-known Terme
del Faro, the Caseggiato dell’Ercole, and the Caupona del Pavone, but
till now has not been studied in its entirety and within its own social
and spatial context. Through a careful reconstruction of the Insula’s
development over the first three centuries AD, the work fills a lacuna –
but more importantly it reveals the way everyday life was structured in
the city, and how this evolved over time in response to internal and
external influences on the lives of its inhabitants.
Rethinking Ostia draws upon archaeological data and extensive spatial
analyses, both carefully documented and illustrated. The findings
highlight the active role of space in structuring social activity in the
ancient city.</table
Roman Ostia: Space Syntax and the Domestication of Space
Classical and Mediterranean Archaeolog