Higginbotham James Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy 9780807836040

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Автор: Higginbotham James
Название: Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy
ISBN: 9780807836040
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Теория архитектуры

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

История классических цивилизаций древности

Археология Древней Греции и Древнего Рима

Культурология

Домашние животные и питомцы

Рыбы и жизнь в аквариуме

ISBN-10: 0807836044
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 312
Вес: 0.45 кг.
Дата издания: 30.09.2012
Серия: Studies in the history of greece and rome
Язык: English
Издание: New ed
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations, maps, figures
Размер: 231 x 155 x 23
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Ancient history: to c 500 CE, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome
Подзаголовок: Artificial fishponds in roman italy
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Pisciculture - the process of raising fish--held a lasting fascination for the people of ancient Rome.Whether bred for household consumption, cultivated for sale at market, or simply kept in confinement for reasons of aesthetic appreciation, fish remained an important commodity and prominent cultural symbol throughout the periods of the Roman Republic and early Empire. Roman pisciculture reached its greatest level of sophistication, though, between the first century b.c. and the first century a.d. with the development of a highly specialized architectural element: the piscina, or artificial fishpond. Based on a thorough examination of the archaeological record and complemented by site plans, maps, and photographs, James Higginbothams work represents the most comprehensive study of the fishponds of Roman Italy. Higginbotham covers the technical aspects of Roman fishponds--their design, construction, and operation--and places the piscinae within their social, political, and economic context. He argues that in a society fascinated by pisciculture, ownership of a fishpond was a powerful display of wealth and social status and, ultimately, a manifestation of the intense competition between aristocratic Roman families that would eventually lead to civil war.UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy, Higginbotham James