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Villa to Village: The Transformation of the Roman Countryside

Villa to Village: The Transformation of the Roman Countryside

Francovich, Riccardo
Hodges, Richard

Paperback

Series: Debates in Archaeology

ArchaeologyAncient RomeItalian History

ISBN10: 0715631926
ISBN13: 9780715631928
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Sep 25 2003
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.36 Depth: 8.58
Language: English

Villa to Village challenges the historical view that hilltop villages in Italy were first founded in the tenth century. Drawing upon recent excavations, the authors show that the makings of the medieval village lie in the demise of the Roman villa in late antiquity.

The book describes the lively debate between archaeologists and historians on this issue. It also examines the evidence for the first manorial villages of the Carolingian era and describes how these were transformed into the familiar feudal villages that are characteristic of much of Italy. Useful maps, plans and reconstructions illustrate this useful text.

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