Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration

The population of ancient Rome at its peak was tremendous. To keep the inhabitants fed, provided with water, drainage and entertainment; to enable the people to move about in harmony with their neighbors, required a detailed, pragmatic and workable system of administrative law. This book describes the legal framework on which the administration of ancient Rome as a city depended. O. F. Robinson begins by introducing the purely physical aspect of Rome--its populations and boundaries. An overview of town planning is offered, followed by an in-depth treatment of building and controls, public works, streets and traffic. Ancient Romeis a comprehensive account of the running of a great city without modern technology. It will be of considerable interest to historians, archeologists and lawyers, as well as modern government specialists. _