[Review of the book Les Boutiques d'Ostie: L'économie urbaine au quotidien. Ier s. av. J.-C.-Ve s. ap. J.-C. by Julien Schoevaert]

ORCID

0000-0002-0871-4249 (Benton)

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2019

DOI

10.3764/ajaonline1233.benton

Publication Title

American Journal of Archaeology

Volume

123

Issue

3

Abstract

[Introduction] Arising out of Schoevaert’s doctoral thesis, Les boutiques d’Ostie begins a long overdue conversation about the nature of the urban economy of Ostia, one that embraces different types of commercial space and treats them as dynamic locations evolving through time, instead of focusing on individual industries or simply dating them to the final century of the city’s inhabitation. The book consists of four sections: a prologue (chs. 1–4) and parts 1 through 3 (chs. 5–13) in which Schoevaert lays out his argument. Each part builds on the last, moving from the physical evolution of shops to their place in the evolving urban fabric of Ostia.

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© 2019 Archaeological Institute of America.

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Original Publication Citation

Benton, J. T. (2019). [Review of the book Les Boutiques d'Ostie: L'économie urbaine au quotidien. Ier s. av. J.-C.-Ve s. ap. J.-C. by Julien Schoevaert]. American Journal of Archaeology, 123(3). https://doi.org/10.3764/ajaonline1233.benton

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