Description
<aside> 👉 The eighth lecture in Doug Allen's History of Urban Form series expands Roman town planning from the city of Rome to the larger commonwealth. The lecture explains the concept of a "city" in the Roman mind, the template of Roman town planning, the classification of cities in the Roman world, and the relationship between Roman cities and counryside, with examples from Ostia and Pompeii. This lecture also explores Roman housing styles and measurements.
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Prerequisite Knowledge
<aside> 👉 No prerequisite knowledge required.
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Learning Objectives
No. 1
<aside> 👉 Learn about the fundamental elements of Roman towns and how they became a template for thousands of cities.
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No. 2
<aside> 👉 Learn about how the Roman classification of towns influenced the settlement and development of cities across Europe and Africa.
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No. 3
<aside> 👉 Learn about how Roman systems of measurement determined Mediterranean, European, and, later, global landscapes.
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No. 4
<aside> 👉 Learn about Roman housing and how two primary formats — domus and insula — became influential on cities in the Roman world and after.
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