Roman Villa

Roman VillaEdited volume, from the first Williams Symposium on Classical Architecture, explores well appointed Roman country houses, examining villa composition, economy, and society using archaeological and textual evidence. Also investigates why Greeks didn't adopt the villa lifestyle as Romans did. A foundation for future studies of the villa phenomenon.

this is the first book to examine in any detail the ways in which the outbreak affected the fabric of rural life and rural culture across class and generations

with connections explained and explicated between chapters

argues that Britain’s small wars since 1945 were fought against the backdrop of an irrevocable decline in British power

Negotiating the financing and geopolitics of regular commercial air service delayed its inception until the 1930s

and the final instalment is expected to follow suit

by cataloguing films' narrative locations on digital maps in order to illustrate where Hollywood actually locates its narratives over time

their film industries remain distinct

The moral problem of authority is the challenge of reconciling legitimate authority (the right to rule) with the demands of freedom and rationality

These texts envisage the renewal of archaeology in action

discussing the weak points of a financial system driven by volatile markets rather than by governments

is currently the UK’s highest BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) rated office building to date

and of just how intricate ‘editing’ a play can be