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Practices of inter-parliamentary coordination in international politics : the European Union and beyond
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ISBN: 9781907301308 1907301305 9781910259306 Year: 2013 Volume: *1 Publisher: New York Columbia University Press


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Medieval coins and seals : constructing identity, signifying power
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ISBN: 9782503543444 2503543448 Year: 2015 Volume: *29 Publisher: Turnhout Brepols


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The Roman villa in the Mediterranean basin : late republic to late antiquity
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ISBN: 9781316687147 9781107164314 9781316615942 1107164311 1316615944 1316687147 1316730611 1316732541 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cambridge [etc.] Cambridge University Press

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This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.


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The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin : Late Republic to Late Antiquity
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ISBN: 9781107164314 1107164311 9781316687147 9781316615942 1316615944 1316730611 1316687147 1316732541 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press,

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This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.

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