The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy

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Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of figures List of color plates Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Prolegomena to the city walls of Pompeii The city walls and the theories on the urbanization of Pompeii Excavating the fortifications 2 Defense and the genesis of the community The Pappamonte and Orthostat fortifications and the city The Orthostat wall The Altstadt as nucleus of Pompeii Walls, gods, politics, and the early community 3 A new enceinte for a new city Reconstructing the Samnite circuit Achieving an ornamental effect Gates and towers in the first Samnite circuit Upgrading the defenses Emphasizing the transition through the fortifications Reaching new heights: opus incertum and the next phase of construction New elements to old gates The towers 4 Establishing an image for Samnite Pompeii Calibrating the image of the expanding city Building materials and the image of Pompeii Samnite Pompeii defines its image Fortifications and the urban network The image of the high Samnite city Patronage and display at the walls Naming the fortifications 5 The fortifications and the Roman colony After the battle Reconstructing the walls The development of the gates Porta Marina The Augustan gates The postearthquake interventions on the Porta Ercolano and Porta Vesuvio Change and continuity in the towers The changing role of the fortifications Color plates 6 The fortifications and Roman Pompeii Adjusting the civic image The significance of an entertainment district: the fortifications, the Amphitheater, and the Palaestra Claiming public land Fortifications and the tomb: dialogues in social order City walls in the domestic sphere: reflections of urban and social ideals 7 Contemporary fortifications in Italy and the Mediterranean External influences and military tactics affecting design The closest parallel to the Pompeian circuit Masonry, fortifications, and the definition of a city Polychrome masonry and city walls Towers and the ornamentation of the city Patronage and the concept of the city 8 City walls and the gods The development of Venus Pompeiana Religion, fortifications, and identity outside Pompeii Patronage, religion, and power at the gates Glossary Bibliography Index