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"This book is the first sustained examination of the development of road infrastructure in Pompeii--from the archaic age to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE--and its implications for urbanism in the Roman empire"--Provided by publisher.

Traffic engineering --- City and town life --- Streets --- Technique de la circulation --- Vie urbaine --- Rues --- Pompeii (Extinct city) --- Pompéi (Ville ancienne) --- Social conditions. --- Economic conditions. --- Conditions sociales --- Conditions économiques --- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation. --- City and town life. --- Economic history. --- Infrastructure (Economics) --- Infrastructure (Economics). --- Streets. --- TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation. --- Traffic engineering. --- History --- Italy --- History. --- Capital, Social (Economics) --- Economic infrastructure --- Social capital (Economics) --- Social infrastructure --- Social overhead capital --- Economic development --- Human settlements --- Public goods --- Public works --- Capital --- Avenues --- Boulevards --- Thoroughfares --- Roads --- City life --- Town life --- Urban life --- Sociology, Urban --- Engineering, Traffic --- Road traffic --- Street traffic --- Traffic, City --- Traffic control --- Traffic regulation --- Urban traffic --- Highway engineering --- Transportation engineering --- Pompei (Extinct city) --- Pompeii (Ancient city) --- Antiquities

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Even after more than 250 years since its discovery, Pompeii continues to resonate powerfully in both academic discourse and the popular imagination. This volume brings together a collection of ten papers that advance, challenge and revise the present conceptions of the city's art, industry and infrastructure. The discussions of domestic art in this book, a perennial topic for Pompeian scholars, engage previously neglected subjects such as wall ornaments in domestic decoration, the sculpture collection in the house of Octavius Quartio, and the role of the covered walkways in luxury villa archit

Art --- Architecture --- City and town life --- Industries --- Pompeii (Extinct city) --- Antiquities --- Intellectual life --- Social life and customs --- Economic conditions