This Companion provides a comprehensive review of the critical issues and approaches that have transformed scholarly understanding of Roman architecture in the last 20 years. It serves as an indispensable teaching and reference work for English-speaking undergraduates and graduates.
A Companion to Roman Architecture presents a comprehensive review of the critical issues and approaches that have transformed scholarly understanding in recent decades in one easy-to-reference volume.
* Offers a cross-disciplinary approach to Roman architecture, spanning technology, history, art, politics, and archaeology
* Brings together contributions by leading scholars in architectural history
* An essential guide to recent scholarship, covering new archaeological discoveries, lesser known buildings, new technologies and space and construction
* Includes extensive, up-to-date bibliography and glossary of key Roman architectural terms
"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students." (Choice, 1 June 2013)