God, Space, & City in the Roman Imagination [Review]

Authors

Timothy M. O'Sullivan, Trinity UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

11-2015

Abstract

This ambitious book aims to convey what ancient Romans saw, thought, and felt as they experienced their city. Jenkyns focuses primarily, though not exclusively, on literary sources in his attempt to reconstruct how the Roman worldview of the late Republic and early Principate was shaped by the city of Rome itself, and vice versa. The built environment and public space are the principal points of emphasis, but the volume ranges widely over many other topics as well, including religious devotion, attitudes to the countryside, and Roman tourism.

Comments

Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.

DOI

10.1017/S007543581500115X

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

City

London, England

Repository Citation

O'Sullivan, T.M. (2015). [Review of the book God, space, and city in the Roman imagination, by R. Jenkyns]. Journal of Roman Studies, 105, 420-421. https://doi.org/10.1017/S007543581500115X

Publication Information

Journal of Roman Studies