SOSC 1740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Thermae, Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
18 Jun 2017
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The city in history: reading guide -chapter 8. What distinguished the roman empire from earlier societies? (205) Mumford makes the point that smaller urban places established in the far- flung territories of the roman. Empire were able to maintain their local ties to the surrounding countryside, but that larger cities inevitably were more separated from their immediate surroundings. (209) given that, as the roman. A high level of population concentration in cities and towns was a characteristic of the roman period. With this population concentration came the problem of urban sanitation and traffic congestion. Outline the social structure of roman cities and towns. In doing so, compare and contrast the manner in which romans of various classes were housed and carried out their regular day-to-day lives. Sosc 1732: the culture of cities the city in history: reading guide. What was the importance of the scale" of roman buildings, engineering works, etc.
